Fine Homebuilding magazine had a reader tip a few years ago :) which was to take a 4" putty/taping knife and sharpen its outside curved edge - then you hold it like a kitchen knife and pull towards you along a guide such as bevelled at 60 degrees 2x4, and it cuts polyiso like butter in a couple of passes :)
This can probably be used even on the playa, since there is no moop at all (well, I guess there are polyiso bevels to get rid of) When making sharp or rounded corners there is still some need for a snap-off type knife of course, but very minimal. Good luck! Vladimir On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 8:53 PM, Jay Batson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi - > > Building my first HYurt, and have been reading all the right stuff / > watching all the right videos (e.g. appropredia & Danger). > > BUT - I'm puzzled about one thing: what kind of tool to cut with? > > The only Rmax available in my region is the 2" stuff, and that seems > pretty thick to cut through. I'd have thought to buy one of those utility > knives with the retractable / extendable blades, but the only ones I see at > Home Depot are the ones that have a tip-snapoff to give you a new sharp bit > at the front, and I'm thinking those might just break when trying to cut a > rounded door / window corner. > > I'm also assuming that: > - A bigger knife might be too thick in trying to cut through the foam, and > bind up when cutting; > - A drywall saw will take away too much material, nor will it make a nice > clean cut. > > So, what do people use for the 2" foam? > > Call me curious. > -jb > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
