Post #805207 by maulrat on Wed, Aug 24, 2022 7:02 AM

Hey all, thank you for the kind words! Working with eva foam was a bit of a learning curve. For these tiles, the size is rather small- 6 inches square, which makes it a little difficult to work in more detail. I used a Dremel with a routing bit to cut out the shapes, then a round over bit to detail the edges (both sides). This round over detail was the thing that really help convey these before painting.

I plan on making more tiles for other projects. Somethings I’ve picked up along the way that wasn’t used for these. Using a wood burner for details. A stone sanding bit really smooths out the furry edges. This is 12mm foam and isn’t very dense. So I glued wood sticks on the backside for rigidity. Using a denser foam or perhaps pink foam might work better since these shouldn’t bend at all. Or, you might just be able to use wood! Having saw dust all over the spare bathroom might be less messy than eva dust- maybe a tad less nasty too. Though not as light and maybe not as cost effective.