Styrofoam is a great material and can be used for many things like prototyping, prop making and even RC airplanes. Cutting Styrofoam can be very tricky though. The best tool for this is a hot wire foam cutter. Benne, in the Netherlands, wanted to be able to use recycled Styrofoam for projects, and decided to make his own cutter.
A hot wire foam cutter can be made simply. Benne designed one with the best features he could think of. Even if you don’t have access to some of his tools, you can use this guide to make an inexpensive cutter with a few hours work.