I feel like my last post was kind of a bummer so here is something fun I did
It was a handgun case with gun oil soaked foam, and well, I don’t keep guns in the house for a few reasons we don’t need to get into.
After attempting several cutting methods and wasting… a bunch of foam, I think I’ve got it down.
I first tried a cookie cutter and mallet, then a hole saw, then a cut mini dr.pepper and braced it with a wooden cylinder and none of those methods really worked well. The can kinda did but the holes were too big.
The way to go aside from buying a die-cut tool is using a small Tomato Paste can, cleaning the label and glue off, using a band saw or hack saw to cut the top ring off, then file the end to an edge. Doing this and gently turning it on the foam gets you perfect result every time.
My wife had the good idea to make a template by folding some paper to give myself a grid, and then I traced around the can where I thought would make the most sense to maximize the layout, and cut out the circles. I followed the template on ea h side and well… ta da!
They sit low enough in the foam to be protected, but I will lay a bandana between just to be safe. I also put a couple beneath the foam for a “bottom” and some more color.
I like it!
