Earlier I said the main benefit of cutting on foam was dust collection but really (maybe I thought it too obvious) the benefit is full support of all the parts you cut, especially pocket cutouts.

Cutting on foam is ok if you're working in the same area a lot but I'm currently moving about a frequently and the foam takes up too much space in my van.
Consequently I use two sawhorses and put two eight foot long bits of 2x2 over them. Then some four foot lengths going across the long lengths.
Doesn't take much space up, my CTM extractor fits underneath and its flat enough.

I can move the cross pieces about to alter where its supported.

Plus every site I work on has a few bits of 2x2 that I can use for free, even on the sites that use the nice foam, they don't just give it away.

Just another option.

You want extruded not expanded foam board. The edge of the extruded looks like a solid piece, expanded looks like little balls.

Foamular is my go to also.

Tom

I really like your setup for storing rails...kudos...

As you can see from my attached photos, my cut station was built with foam in mind.

It breaks down and sets up in a few minutes. Rail and tool storage are built into it.

We process a couple hundered sheets a month, this is by far the best system for us.

Tried a sliding table saw, such an epic fail.

Tom

Hi Tom,

    Gregory Paolini agrees on the sliding table saw. He told me the one he bought was the only tool purchase he really regrets. Of course, now he uses CNC to do all that repetitive sheet good breakdown and drilling LR32 holes.
 

@jcrowe1950,

My home in Indiana is about 2 hours north if you obey the speed limit........ I'm currently in Colorado Springs, set up another shop here. Travel back and forth a few times a year until my wife retires next April.

If Sedge is teaching the class you won't learn anything (you can tell him I said that).

Tom