18W Hot Knife Cutting Tool for Medium/Low Pearl Cotton, EPP, KT Board, EPS

Looking for a tool to cut through foam quickly, easily and mess-free? This is tge product for you! After using this product for only an hour, I'm ready to give it 10 out of 5 stars. I make insulated beds for the stray cats that stay on my property out of styrofoam coolers, so they have a place to sleep and stay warm in the winter. I used to use a utility knife to cut the foam and it got the job done, but it left a mess to clean up after. Not sure why it took me so long to look into a specific tool to use for this job, but I found it with the GOCHANGE Foam Cutter. This foam cutter gets the job I need done in a fraction of the time it took to cut with a utility knife, with zero mess to clean up afterwards! You get three types of cutting tools - two thicker pen-type cutters (short and long) and a bow that uses much thinner wire as the pens, with a spool of extra wire you can use to replace as needed. Simply choose your cutter, snap it into the handle, switch the tool on, wait 10 seconds or less for the pen or wire to heat up, and start cutting. The tool heats up the styrofoam as you move the tool through it effortlessly, no small bits of foam are left behind, and the cut surface is smooth and clean. It's really that simple! The hardest part of using this tool is having a steady hand to make accurate, straight cuts, but that is not a fault of the tool at all! I really wish I would have thought to look for something like this sooner. I purchased this at retail for $30 (at the time of this writing it is 10% off), and it was well worth the price for the convenience, ease-of-use and all the parts included with the kit. Another convenient use for this product I found - if you have foam that has been cut and left a rough edge that continues to shed pieces of foam, you can use this tool to "cauterize" the area - either shave a little bit of the jagged edge off or use the tool to burn the area, and it will stop the shedding of loose pieces of foam. Another reviewer mentioned about fumes given off from the heat and I will agree that this should be used in a well-ventilated area, even wearing a face mask to prevent breathing in any fumes is a good idea. Really the only time I encountered the tool giving off any kind of fumes is when it is turned on and heats up, if there is any kind of residue left on the pen or wire from previous use. The manual says to wipe the tool off with a wet sponge after it has been turned off and cooled down to remove any blackened burnt-on foam; I found this method to be completely ineffective, as once you turn the tool off and it cools down any material burnt on the tool it will not come off easily once it has cooled. I used a dampened paper towel to quickly wipe the tool while it is still on - this was much more effective. If you are going to do this, make sure you use enough paper towel so that you will not burn your fingers, and make sure it is damp!

Am I now an expert with foam cutting? No. Do these tools make me feel like it?? YES! I do not have a steady hand but wow this tool Was well worth it! It made the cut out of items I had printed very easy.

I was a first time user for foam cutting and it definitely takes some practice with the wand. Due to the slack you need on the wire, it makes it hard to really get a crisp straight line. The heating element I guess doesn’t get as hot as I figured as you have to cut pretty slow. Still learning but the tool got the job done in the end.

I bought a pair of ceramic deer from Amazon recently, but didn't want to use the styrofoam that it came in for storage. I saved some 1 inch soft foam packing material I received from a different order, layered it, traced the outline of the deer with the included blue marker and cut the shape. I used the 12cm tip. To make it easier, I mounted the tool to a board and attached it to the edge of a work table so the rod was facing upward. This allowed me to move the foam around on the table surface more precisely and perpendicularly. You could certainly do it freehand, but it would be a little trickier. I wish I had been careful to make the outline smaller than the desired cutout so that there wouldn't be any traces of blue left over on the foam. That's my fault, obviously not a negative of the product. You should move along slowly if you are using thick foam and periodically wipe of the excess melted foam goo that gathers on the tip. The smoke is nasty. I suggest using this tool in a well ventilated area and wearing respirator, or at minimum, one of those disposable masks with a carbon filter (that is... "Nuisance Level Organic Vapor Relief.") This cutter is a few dollars more than some of the others available. I decided to go with this one because the build quality seemed better. The on/off switch seems to be better than some of the other units out there. The thing heats up very quickly. Changing out the different attachments is pretty easy and feels solid. The longer 12cm could be broken off if you push it too hard, but that's just because a longer tip experiences more leverage forces. I haven't used any of the other tips yet, so I can't speak to their build quality, but they seem comparable. I'm happy with my purchase. This one is just a few dollars more than the cheapest ones out there, but I think it is a better value for the money. My ceramic deer will be well protected in the off season.

Really easy to set up ! Really good clean cut,

This was total trash. None of the attachments worked. It was a weird mix of not hot enough to slice through the foam board, but just hot enough to burn and smoke and start tiny fires because you have to hold the tool in place and move so slowly. The wire cutter is flimsy as heck. The video in the description...the one where the fish is being cut--nuh uh, nothing like that. Save your money.

Did the job, but the build quality leaves a lot to be desired. The wire cutter kept popping off the handle, the 10cm blade bent the first time I used it. Hard to get precise cuts when the tool keeps falling apart. Underpowered and struggled mightily with dense upholstery foam. It did *work* but I feel like I could have done the same job with a blowtorch and boning knife bought at a thrift store. Not worth the money.

This thing is honestly amazing, it heats up almost instantly and cools down just as quick. It makes switching out the burners an ease. Perfect cuts, smooth use. My only qualm is that the cord is a bit short. It’d be nice if it was a little bit longer. Even with the shorter cord, I’d reccomend it over any others I’ve tried from TikTok or hobby lobby.

This is a wonderful and very useful tool kit in preparing various landscapes for my dioramas. It is easy to use and comes with a variety of attachments. I have purchased many products from "GOCHANCE" to my satisfaction with all products.

Bueno y funcional, al.momento. Esperó sea duradero.

It's working great, just that plastic hardware needs to be better. The rod and plastic casing needs better fitting.

Easy to use and very efficient. I cutted throught 3'' foam like it was butter. Beware of fumes, need good ventilation !

Gracias a que el alambre es muy fino, los cortes son muy limpios y precisos. Bastan 10-15 segundos para obtener la temperatura ideal para comenzar a trabajar. Los materiales se sienten firmes y resistentes. Los alambres rígidos muy útiles para hacer perforaciones. Creo que solo faltó un regulador de temperatura. Excelente relación calidad-precio.