As mentioned earlier cutting foam is essentially the same as cutting bread so it only makes sense that you would use the same type of knife as well.
Cutting foam mattress with bread knife.
Have had ds loft bed shortened to fit his room and now have problem of getting a mattress to fit.
Determine the cutting dimensions.
It was time consuming messy far from accurate and doing the curves was a real pain.
Because the serrated edges of the knife saw back and forth when it s plugged in you can get a cleaner straighter edge with it.
If you re cutting through a thick piece of memory foam your knife blade may not cut through it completely.
I know you can get special size mattresses made but they seem horrendously expensive.
Electric carving knives are usually used to slice through food but you can also use one to easily cut your mattress foam.
Option one is a serrated carving knife or bread knife.
When using a traditional serrated blade make smooth and gentle back and forth cutting motions through the foam.
Memory foam is a space age material often used for mattresses and mattress toppers.
Use an electric carving knife to cut the foam if you want a clean edge.
Cut along the line again if the blade didn t go through the foam.
How to cut a memory foam mattress or mattress topper.
One of the things i neglected to mention in my banquette building post was how to cut the foam.
It can be hard to find memory foam mattresses pre cut to fit your requirements.
Having no money i cut through five inch thick foam sections by making repeated swipes with a cheapie utility knife like the one above.
Put the carving knife blade at the end of the cut again and follow along the line again.
Am considering getting an ikea foam mattress and just lopping the end off it.
It s the dumb way to cut foam.
I need 4 6 by 6ft.
Google says this is best done with an electric carving knife.
While comprehensive scientific studies are lacking evidence suggests that memory foam mattresses improve sleep and are helpful against back pain.