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I've heard this about using hot wire on styofoam before. I am about to embark on using foam for the first time to build scenery. After doing a bit of reading, it looks to me like some people go with hot wire, and some just rough-cut the stuff with a utility knife or small drywall saw, and then use rasps, knives, and other tools to shape it. <br /> <br />I realize that the shaping method will make for quite a mess, but so what? You vacuum it up. <br /> <br />Does the hot wire really do such a great job over manual shaping that it's worth all the hassle with the fumes?
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