Customer Reviews

The Styro Wonder Hot Knife Cutter Plus

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

This is about the cheapest you will find a styrofoam cutter for but the product gives mixed results. I ordered this to replace an old wire foam cutter that broke. This product gives less even cuts, is harder to cut strait with and produces a lot more fumes then the wire cutter. The upside is that this costs about half the price of the wire cutter. Its good if you are on a budget or need it for only one or two projects. My group makes wargame diorama terrain pieces with foam on a regular basis and this product just did not cut it for heavy use or precision.

I use it to cut 1 1/2" styrene in my model railroading. The cutter does a nice job, but if I push it too fast the rod bends. So far I have been able to restraighten it.

If you are working with thin Styrofoam and have lots of time on your hands this product will work. The blade does not heat up well and takes a long time to go through Styrofoam.

I was just trying to carve a piece of styrofoam without making a major mess. This tool seemed like it might be the right one for the job! That is until it snapped in half almost immediately and the dangling hot wire bit burned into my styrofoam. Probably would have been more effective to warm up a paperclip with a Zippo and use that.

I just recently bought this and, ever since I took it out of the package, I have used it a total of three times. I handled it with care as per instructions: don't get it near water, do not force through the styrofoam, etc. However, for whatever reason, it just stopped heating up when I tried to turn it on. It's completely ridiculous! It feels pretty flimsy, too, and not very high quality. At this price, I would be better off buying an electric jigsaw at about the same price to cut through my foam sheets.

Got one of these, I plugged it in the metal part sticking out never got hot at the end.

Heat built up near the handle and it began sagging and melting the plastic case.

Never worked, even if it had, it was flimsy and I would not have trusted it to do anything useful.

I went with a blade and paid more money, but at least it is a solid trustable tool.

When dealing with high temperatures you like to feel that you are "safe" in using something like this.

The styro wonder is a hazard and I don't recommend anyone buy it.

This did not look as shown above, different shape and color but essentially the same thing. The wire did not heat up very well and the cuts were very jagged. I tried allowing it to heat up longer and cutting slower with no improvement. If you plan on using this a lot or for anything requiring perfect lines pay extra money for something that heats up a great deal more.

The STYRO Cutter works very well on most Styrofoam type material. This tool will be a valuable addition for building a model train layout. Cost is in line with quality of tool and will cut most sizes of material. Good choice for many hobbyists.

I just needed something inexpensive and effective for cutting styrofoam. BE CAREFUL; don't touch the hot "blade" of the tool. I used it to cut a five (5) foot long piece of styrofoam and I took my time and let the tool simply melt through the styrofoam slowly and the cut was relatively straight and smooth. It worked for me!

This product is ok for styro foam,but not for pink board insulation. Takes to long to cut.