MKS Gen L V 2.1 Board for CNC Foam Cutting

The images below show many variations on the foam cutter with further details below. The CNC Foam Cutters builders gallery shows machines built by fellow enthusiasts who have been kind enough to allow me to show their pictures. As you can see, you don’t have to follow my build or use the same materials. 3d…

For CNC foam cutting, you’ll need at least a 4-axis controller to handle the simultaneous movement of the hot wire and the workpiece. More advanced setups — such as 5-axis foam cutting with a rotary table — are also possible for complex shapes. Over the years, I’ve tried several different controller types for my foam-cutting…

This guide shows you how to get G-code from Jedicut working with the USB CNC foam cutter described on this site. Jedicut isn’t the easiest program to use, and honestly, there are simpler (and free) options available — I cover those in this post. But if you want to try Jedicut, or you already have…

The 4-axis CNC foam cutter, until now, required a Windows computer to run the software to send G-codes to the controller. Several times, I have been asked if there is a way to run the foam cutter like a 3d printer by just inserting an SD card with the g-code. Recently, I upgraded my 3d…

I often get asked if I can supply CNC Foam Cutters as a kit. For several reasons, I can’t produce a self-assembly kit. So are there any kits you can purchase? Yes, there are a few, but not many. Here is what’s currently available at reasonable costs to the hobbyist. I’ve excluded some due to…

Using 3d printers has become increasingly popular for making all types of CNC machines. The term you see quite a lot is MPCNC(Mostly Printed CNC). Many guys have sent pictures to me showing how they have made an MPCNC for foam cutting. I’ll include a design you can 3d print for free, courtesy of Mario…