Laser Cut Foam For Tools

Laser cut foam inserts.
Laser cut foam for tools. Drag knife is great especially for light foam. Cutting foam for organizing tools often called tool shadowing is fast becoming a very popular laser application. Fully customizable with no special equipment needed. Wavelength the 10 6 micron wavelength is the best choice for laser cutting and engraving polymer foams.
Water jet is easy but might trap grit in foam. For foam to protect tools during transport it needs to fit closely around them. We laser cut foam inserts for cases tool boxes and gun cases. The laser easily cuts through a variety of foam thicknesses allowing you to precisely cut inserts that fit your specific tools.
Too bad that hand tools tend to have complex shapes. Platform size must be large enough to hold the largest sheets of foam that will be laser processed or be equipped with class 4 capability and safety precautions for processing larger sheets. The 1 06 micron wavelength is the best choice of. Toolbox foam shadowing service for 5s and tool control applications.
Cutting foam for organizing tools often called tool shadowing is fast becoming a very popular laser application. Whatever your needs may be as a designer engineer or individual we have you covered with our high quality laser cutting. Might be using wrong term. Shadow foam is uniquely coated foam that is durable yet easy to cut.
Foam gets sort of melted and will offgas for quite a while after its cut. Laser is decent depending on the foam. The usual way to make close fitting diy inserts around complex shapes is to trace the outline directly on to the foam with a sharpie and cut out the recess by hand with an xacto knife or scalpel there are lots of youtube videos on the subject. We specialize in laser cutting custom layouts for foam.
The settings need to be just right. We have cut tool box foam with laser water jet and cnc drag knife. Available in 10 colours it is perfect to organise your tools and accessories. General foam laser system considerations.