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I got a battery-powered one from Michael's (an artsy-craftsy type store) - sposed to be used for cutting foam that they poke fake flowers into or something. It was under 10 bucks, as I recall, and comes with 2-3 extra nichrome wires. It has enough 'depth' to handle 2" thick foam, and about 3" or so 'reach'. It uses 2 D batteries, don't know how long they last because I've never replaced them, but am hapy with how long they've lasted so far. <br /> <br />I've also made my own foam 'gouger', to use for cutting out streams, etc. I used my soldering gun (not iron) that has replacable tips held in place with two set screws, which I removed. I took a hunk of 16AWG solid wire, stripped off the insulation (duh), and bent into the shape of the 'gouge' I wanted, with the ends bent so it would slip into the soldering gun. Works pretty slick, and I can just put the soldering tip back in to convert it back to a soldering gun.
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