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- Materials / foams Can I glue foam parts together? With what?
- My setup What controller firmware do you use? FluidNC vs GRBL vs Marlin?
- What's a \"morph\" cut and why does it matter?
- Welcome — what is cncfoam.com?
- Software / tool Why does my DXF load with extra junk geometry?
- My setup How do you handle workshop ventilation for foam-cutting fumes?
- Software / tool Can two people work on the same job at the same time?
- Which browsers work?
- Software / tool Does the tool work behind a corporate firewall?
- Materials / foams Hot wire vs hot knife vs CNC router for foam — which when?
- Can I cut things other than foam with this tool?
- How big is a typical job in terms of G-code lines?
- Software / tool How do I get the tool to remember my cutter size?
- Hardware What stepper drivers? TMC2209 vs A4988 vs DRV8825?
- Cutting tips My cut comes out wider than the shape — is that kerf?
- Hardware What power supply for the hot wire?
- Cutting tips My cuts smell terrible / are the fumes dangerous?
- Hardware What size should my towers / gantries be relative to the foam block?
- Hardware Which controller do you recommend for a 4-axis foam cutter?
- Cutting tips How do I avoid the \"melty\" droopy face on slow sections?
- Hardware Should I use belts or lead screws for the gantries?
- Software / tool Can I save a job and reload it later without re-doing all the transforms?
- Software / tool Can I edit the G-code directly inside the tool?
- Software / tool Why does my browser say \"the tool is using a lot of memory\"?
- Hardware NEMA-17 or NEMA-23 motors?
- Cutting tips What's the difference between G0 (rapid) and G1 (cut) for foam?
- Cutting tips Should the wire be perpendicular to the foam or angled?
- Cutting tips Why is my cut wavy/jaggedy instead of smooth?
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