This just popped up in my feed and it made my day. It made my heart smile while I learned about foam. Lol

I know this video is older, but you "Hit The Nail On The Head" with my questions & even gave more idea's for other stuff!! Thanks for making this video & keeping it short & sweet!!

No sir, YOU are awesome! Everything about this video is a win! I picked up *many* new ideas from this, thank you!!!

Paul sos un maestro!!! With full respect you are a master! I cannot stop viewing your videos, I instantly became a fan of your work! From Córdoba, Argentine.-

I'm today year old when I learn about that and it's amazing !

Kaizen Foam works just like a poka-yoke while we are organizing stuff. Good tips, thank you for sharing

I use your foam when I 5s my workbench and toolboxes. Pricey but decent enough stuff. Good idea with the finger pulls

Glad you like it! Paul

Excellent my friend, thanks for share.

Excellent sir, thank you very much for the practical explanations. I was needing to make a very thin circle in Eva foam and of that size. I need to make a bigger circle too .

Just did a video using FastCap foam in my toolbox! Was a breeze to use and everything came out great. Love how organized everything is now

@FastCapLLC

6 жыл бұрын

Super. Will you send me the link?

@ShopNation

6 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y6Sb1LCboLTLppc.html

@FastCapLLC

6 жыл бұрын

Super, we'll be sharing this!

excellent ideas ! thanks very much for sharing

Amazing, Paul

what a great, clean look! thanks for sharing

@FastCapLLC

8 жыл бұрын

+ric m Thanks Ric!

Great News Paul, my Supervisor loved your product. He ordered some Kaizen foam today. We are going to start doing our toolboxes at work Lean and hyper-organised. Thanks!

@FastCapLLC

9 жыл бұрын

Les Camartin Great Les. I'd love to see a before/after video! Paul

@lescamartin8517

9 жыл бұрын

I will surely try to make one. Thanks again!

@FastCapLLC

9 жыл бұрын

Les Camartin super!

What an excellent video. Thank you for your time!

@FastCapLLC

9 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it Gavin! Paul

I love it. Thank you

You just me an idea for my transporting utensils. Best video best idea👌

@nicholas Niedzielski I router with a 1/4 bit with a ball bearing guide. Don't push too hard. It works great. I can do a video soon. Paul

This made the neat freak in me very happy! now while i dont use it for tool i use this for figures for storage and taking to shows. Really useful tips!

@FastCapLLC

10 жыл бұрын

***** Thanks! Glad you like it. I used it for sooooo many different things. check out the Kaizen Foam playlist if you want other ideas! kzread.info/head/PL7EF9AE5E996A121B Paul

Really good, thanks for sharing !!!

cool vid man. thanks!

Awesome tips and tricks thank you so much for sharing this vid! Had too subscribe!

@FastCapLLC

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. You may also like my Paul Akers Channel. That is where I post a lot of Lean Improvement videos. kzread.info

Smile when you take off the speed tape at 5:08... you see first try, right? Great video, thanks for sharing and greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭

Fantastic

I really liked a great video

The largest piece we have is 3' x 8'. Thanks, Paul

Hi Paul, First of all thanks for all your videos ad great book "2 second lean" I'm new to lean, but feel its power through you and your team ideas. Can I get kaizen foam in europe ?

Excelente trabalho

Thank you so much

Very Good!

AWESOME!!!

do you have a kaizen cut-out for you kaizen burning tool? Idea= kaizen cut out to hold scrap kaizen.

I like the fact you are even very exited to share your excellent practices!!!, thanks for sharing. Can you also share how you do kanban, Pull System and maybe Heijunka ??? Please!!!

@FastCapLLC

3 жыл бұрын

Kanbans FastCap Style kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y6V1yqV7fpSaptI.html & Kanban Barcodes and QR Codes kzread.info/dash/bejne/qnp3ptGGicSWlbA.html

Superb

Hello excellent video friend, could you tell me what the foam you use is called or if it can be acquired by amazon👍👍

Awesome vid. I want to make one for my hilti hammerdrill today. I have a couple really nice hilti cases. But their not designed for the tools/bitts/batteries I want to put in them. At 100 bucks a case, this is a great alternative to buying a new one. Red shadow will look really cool I think. Awesome tip on heating up the tools. I just gotta find some foam now. 👌

@FastCapLLC

5 жыл бұрын

Super. Here is a link. www.fastcap.com/product/kaizen-foam

how smart !!!

Paul, I think we need to challenge all of those interested in Lean who use Kaizen Foam to find a new way of doing this. By the way, I've not done it /used it yet. I looked at the prices of Kaizen foam and it is expensive. It feels like there is a HUGE opportunity here. There is waste in cost, waste it time of cutting it out and maybe waste it material - we would throw out all the foam that was cut out, right? What if you could seal each tool in shrink wrapped plastic. Put them in a tray, spray or pour the foam. Once it hardens, pull the tools out and unwrap them. Tools would be perfectly cut out. (Maybe you could have a few half moon - fingers) to put on the tools before you do the foam. If you change tools and have to redo it, ideally the foam could be melted and you could re-pour it? There must be a way to make this foam less expensive, right?

I watched him put that hole saw to the foam right over that wood top and said "oh fucking do it" lmao

Cool

Candy for my tool OCD!

you are awesome...

Where have the long nose markers been my whole life????!!!

Top!

You are a genius

hi can you use this foam in kitchen draws for utensils.also stationery and other stuff to organise.thanks Gail.

@FastCapLLC

7 жыл бұрын

You sure can...and we would love to see a before/after video!!!

Paul, do you have a slick way to round the edges of kaizen foam? Say I want to mount it into a small plastic tub with rounded corners.

@FastCapLLC

8 жыл бұрын

+Nicholas Niedzielski Belt sander or disc sander.

Great video. You did a great job on this. You make it look so easy. But I wonder how much practice it would take and how many pieces someone like me would screw up!

@JW-pj1zd

Жыл бұрын

Trust me I literally just did it tonight, and it's really not layered. Tried to put my nail gun in theis stuff, it nothing like you think

@bigredracingdog466

Жыл бұрын

I got good results, but it was a PITA. I pulled out some of the foam and realized it wasn't going well, so I put a spiral router bit in my drill press and flattened the bottom of my tool recesses. It's not perfect, but good enough.

that's amazing, how i can get this on Chile?

@FastCapLLC

9 жыл бұрын

Daniel: Contact Sandi (sandi@fastcap.com) for assistance. Paul

Do you have cleaning procedures for the foam? If you have grease on your tools or if you use it in the house and have wet utensils going back in the foam do you have problems?

@FastCapLLC

9 жыл бұрын

Andy Harrison Soap and water works great but honestly I've never heard of anybody having to clean it. Paul

Wow! Been looking around for something to use for my Rubik's cubes and yugioh deck boxes. Think I found it. Btw, ipole video out soon.

@FastCapLLC

10 жыл бұрын

Great! Looking forward to it.

Will spraying the tools with oil to prevent rust hurt the foam at all?

@FastCapLLC

5 жыл бұрын

Other than leaving some oil on the surface of the foam (for easier insertion and removal of the tool from the foam =) ) - no not at all. It is a closed-cell foam meaning that liquids will not absorb into it, but rather just stay on the surface. So you can spray it with a hose, dump a bottle of oil on it, or like me - the owner of a carport - oil or use “mold saver” all over your tools that you store in the foam!

Could you use a hot, sturdy wire to cut the foam more easily?

@FastCapLLC

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can do that. We also have the Kaizen Foam Hot Knife. Check it out. www.fastcap.com/estore/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=57226

Is there any difference between Kaizen foam, and standard EPE foam?

@FastCapLLC

4 жыл бұрын

Scott Rankin Yes a huge difference is finally layered an 8th inch thickness is so that it can be pulled apart at different depths easily

You should build a small heat tool to cut out every shape and layering.

This could be pretty cool to use in the kitchen for all the sharp high-end knives. Not sure about that foam look tho'...

@FastCapLLC

8 жыл бұрын

+TubbyTimmy We used it everywhere...looks great.

This is a nice looking product, however this and a few other things could use mild redesigns to truly maximize on design by addressing features which were (while inadvertent) clearly overlooked. I will look forward to giving a few of your products a try in the near future. Happy Weekend!!!

@FastCapLLC

8 жыл бұрын

+TheRangeControl We constantly work on improving our products and listen to all customer feedback!

i suggest using a small knife for an acurate cut in rounded lines and for small items. another suggestion will be making the cutted area beter finished. this i did using a torch on the cutted area and press in down with a scrap metal rod. thank you poul for giving me hours of thinking how to improve my facility. peace.

@paulakers601

8 жыл бұрын

+Benad Corem Thanks, Benad!

Paul what's the name of the torch you're using?

@FastCapLLC

10 жыл бұрын

Quick start Benzomatic. They stopped making them, but they can be found on ebay. Paul

Irony...you cut the cutout for the knife....with that knoif :> *giggles*

Watching in year 2021

Hi Paul, what is the tecnical name for the kaizen foam?

@sicariiOrigin

5 жыл бұрын

Closed Cell Polyethylene directly off their MSDS.

Where can I purchase this block of kaizen foam in the uk?

@FastCapLLC

5 жыл бұрын

Klime ezee ajbailey @ klime-ezee.com and Rutlands

saludos en donde consigo ese producto?

@FastCapLLC

7 жыл бұрын

Aqui esta el link. www.fastcap.com/estore/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=13435

We here call it EPE foam…is it the same that u are using in the vid?

@FastCapLLC

2 жыл бұрын

@B Pet Our foam is EPE. Kaizen Foam is unique because of the fused layers of foam, making it easy to pull apart layer by layer.

wouldn't the cut out eventually get enlarge over time and tools will just fall off the wall?

@FastCapLLC

7 жыл бұрын

That's a great question...it depends. If the tool is unusually heavy, it's possible, if you don't cut it in tightly. But to be quite honest with you, we use it on vertical surfaces everywhere in our facility and we maybe have one or two tools that will occasionally fall out because we did not cut it in snuggly enough. In those rare cases, we simply use one of our magnets embedding it in the foam and the metal part of the tool snaps to the magnet and stay securely indefinitely. Please watch this video. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f5eDtcyilbarqKg.html

Pretends like his employees didn't get the idea off the interwebs.... LOL :)

@FastCapLLC

3 жыл бұрын

Obviously, you haven't watched all the improvement videos from our employees. They are incredible! Here is a link to the Paul Akers channel where he shares Lean videos. kzread.info

@eprofessio

3 жыл бұрын

FastCap I’m just messing with you guys. Your response is perfect however.

was on the website looking at the foam, the size of the sheet is 2'x4', is it made any longer than that? 2' is more than what I need for width so I would be cutting it down, I just need another 6" of length so can pieces be glued together to accomplish this?

@FastCapLLC

10 жыл бұрын

We can customize it to fit your needs. Contact sand@fastcap.com and she will assist you. Or yes, as I mentioned in your other comment, you can glue it with 2P-10. Thanks, Paul

@p.n.sarmory8821

10 жыл бұрын

FastCap Thank You!!

@FastCapLLC

10 жыл бұрын

P.N.S Armory Glad we can help! Paul

Paul- Love Kaizen foam, just went on the site to order a few sheets, sorry but $43 for shipping is a little crazy. I don't have a need for $100 worth of good to get free shipping either. Got any suggestions?

@FastCapLLC

8 жыл бұрын

+Nicholas Niedzielski We do have 2 distributors that order a lot of Kaizen Foam . . . Woodcraft and Rockler. They order large amounts so it may be less to ship to you from there? Or email Sandi (sandi@fastcap.com). She'll help you figure out the least expensive route. Also if you subscribe to our weekly email, we often have $10 off codes. bit.ly/FastCap-Subscribe

@nicholasniedzielski4707

8 жыл бұрын

Paul, neither stocks the black and white foam, Sandi wasn't much help either. I am trying to give you business, i just dont want to pay absurd shipping charges. You cant help me at all?

@newtopos

8 жыл бұрын

Rockler stocks the black foam, and you can see if there is a Rockler near you to avoid shipping. For a white backing underneath, you probably don't need to use special foam - anything white will do. E.g., glue white paper to cheap foam mats from Harbor Freight.

@FastCapLLC

8 жыл бұрын

+Nicholas Niedzielski Did you check with Rockler about special ordering it?

@pvtimberfaller

6 жыл бұрын

I use wood or metal for long term heavy duty stuff & the blue foam sleeping pads from the camping section held together with spray adhesive for stuff I don't want to ding up. You can cut the lids off the plastic boxes a lot of tools come in & glue or screw them in a drawer.

What the type of foam used here?

@FastCapLLC

5 жыл бұрын

Kaizen Foam. Here is a link. www.fastcap.com/product/kaizen-foam

I just used this recently. I think the adhesive between the foam layers could be weakened to make peeling back cutouts easier. I mean, why make it a strong bond? It's not like hand tools sitting in a drawer really need the glue strength. Think about it.

@FastCapLLC

7 жыл бұрын

The tools are not always sitting in a drawer. They often hang from the wall. Check out this video. kzread.info/dash/bejne/o6B727Knla7Nc5c.html We have a number of video on how to dig out the foam. Here is a good one. kzread.info/dash/bejne/d51orrWdqa2TaZs.html

@michaelthepsycho

7 жыл бұрын

I get that after using it a dozen of times, the methodology will get easier, but even looking at that heavy glue bottle hanging, I just don't see how a slightly more user-friendly separation will somehow make it weak enough to let the glue bottle sink through. I can't be the first to talk about it, because a lot of the other KZread channels mention needing to get the hang of it.

@FastCapLLC

7 жыл бұрын

You're right. It's not a perfect product, but it's a very good product and for what it is and at such a great price, you can't beat it.

OK that settles it, I'm kitting out my lab furniture with this stuff.

@FastCapLLC

10 жыл бұрын

Make sure to send us a video! Paul

You should use a white sharpie

Is this foam acid free or archive safe?

@FastCapLLC

7 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure it is, but not 100%. We have people use it every industry across the world. Paul

But wait, there's more!!!

Where can i get this in germany ?

@FastCapLLC

10 жыл бұрын

Contact sandi@fastcap.com. She will be able to assist you!

@NationalEngravers

6 жыл бұрын

Our partners in Germany are www.my-lean.de Talk to Domink Kees. They have fantastic scanning equipment to design the most difficult shadows. If in UK visit www.national-engravers.co.uk

WHERE IS AVAILABLE Fastcap Kaizen Foam- IN uae

@FastCapLLC

7 жыл бұрын

You can find Kaizen Foam here: www.fastcap.com/estore/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=13435

@marcinr6191

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, First of all thanks for all your videos ad great book "2 second lean" I'm new to lean, but feel its power through you and your team ideas. Can I get kaizen foam in europe ?

@FastCapLLC

7 жыл бұрын

We can’t ship any of the Kaizen Foam internationally. The only international distributors of ours that have the Kaizen Foam are in New Zealand, Australia & the UK.

Can't you just get polyurethane foam in big sheets in different thickness and do the same thing? Than use a spray on glue to glue the different sizes together?

@FastCapLLC

4 жыл бұрын

Darkness Nation try it

I bought 2 packs of black on yellow kaizen foam and it doesn't peel like that at all, it's glued together and inconvenient to make the places for tools. Be aware

@FastCapLLC

3 жыл бұрын

We have many video and many tools to help with Kaizen foam. Check out the product page. www.fastcap.com/products/kaizen-foam

Perfect representation Phil swift 2.0

Love Kaizen foam but it sucks when you have hundreds and hundreds of tools to cut out. Also stinks when you change or upgrade tools and then you have a space cut out for the old tool that isn't the same as the new tool. Even with these slight drawbacks I still love the stuff.

@FastCapLLC

7 жыл бұрын

We love it too...and it is one of our best sellers. Organized tools are so worth it!

@rtalbott7

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like... just life sucks sometimes.... i may upgrade but when you ask for perfection in organizing... this is what ya goda doo!

Kaizen foam? Welcome to USAF Maintenance CTKs since the 80s.

I must say though please use an LEV on the copper burning tool. The fume you will be breathing with be bad for your health. Apart from that, please post more!

@FastCapLLC

9 жыл бұрын

Good point. Paul

And if you don't own a copper pipe and a blow torch?

@FastCapLLC

4 жыл бұрын

calisson we have something called a thin blade Kaizen knife it will easily cut those pockets out. www.fastcap.com/product/kaizen-knife-thin-blade-10-pack He also have other creative accessories for our Kaizen Foam. www.fastcap.com/products/lean-products Also, check out our videos. We have customers that have submitted videos using creative methods.

Why is it called Kaizen Foam? The Sino-Japanese word "kaizen" simply means "good change"!!!

@everardoavalosregalado5380

7 жыл бұрын

FastCap discupa como se llama el material que utilizaste por favor gracias buen video

@FastCapLLC

7 жыл бұрын

Enough said :) Using Kaizen Foam to organize your stuff leads to good change!

@everardoavalosregalado5380

7 жыл бұрын

FastCap gracias amigo te lo agradesco mucho tines un nuevo suscriptor

@enelgaragedemartincho

7 жыл бұрын

Everardo Avalos Regalado EPE polietileno de célula cerrada También puedes checar los videos de fastcap en espańol en KZread. Estamos haciendo cada vez más videos en espańol. Saludos

@everardoavalosregalado5380

7 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias y saludos desde guanajuato mexico amigo ☺

I wouldn't recommend heating the hole cutter with a blow torch, it probably anneals the cutting edge, making it less effective and shortening its lifespan

If you're thinking that this product will allow you to countersink something and pull up the layers, producing a clean and even result at the bottom of what you cut out, think again. While this certainly has it's place, those layers do not pull up in an even, smooth, predictable, controllable way. If you have something slightly larger sized (a few inches by a few inches) that you want to countersink, and hope to get a smooth, even, professional looking bottom in the area you cut out, you will not. The foam fractures in all sorts of ways as you try to pull it up. It is far from being as easy as these demos show if you're working a larger area.

@FastCapLLC

10 жыл бұрын

Kaizen Foam is the single most popular product that Fastcap has ever produced. Why? because it's so easy to use. Perhaps you misunderstood how it functions. You do not pull up the layers. You plow between the layers. We have a lot of great videos on how to used Kaizen Foam. Please check them out. www.fastcap.com/estore/pc/viewprd.asp?idproduct=13435 Let me know if I can provide further assistance. Paul@fastcap.com

@CrustyCurmudgeon

10 жыл бұрын

FastCap Plow, pull, cut, vacuum, pray... it doesn't matter: the layers do not separate and remove in an even, clean manner if you have a larger area to take out. Here's a challenge for you: show us how you can create an even, smooth bottom to a countersink of say 6"x6" or 8"x8" size. Maybe you'll have some technique we haven't seen yet. I've watched all your videos multiple times, and while it's great for the kind of small-area cut-outs you show, it's another issue entirely to remove it over a larger area. That's not saying it's a bad product. Like anything, it has it's limits and I'm just pointing one out.

@dtec30

6 жыл бұрын

could you use one of those vibrating saws maybe ? just spitballing here.

@dtec30

6 жыл бұрын

if you need a clean look layer why not get a thin sheet and do the cutout on that then stick a second or 3rd sheet below that one to give you the depth you require

-Hey FastCap ...really wish you guys would offer Kaizen (& any of your other accessories) in actual "brick & mortar" retail stores (Lowe's, Ace Hardware, Menard's, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Hobby Lobby, Thiesen's, Bomgaars, TSC, etc...) ...don't mean to go "Boomer" on you, but there's a lot of us out here that LOATHE shopping on-line... ...just a suggestion...

Too expensive in my opinion.

the music is so annoying :/

Why the fuck am I watching this?

You're really scaring me by not wearing cut resistant gloves doing the cutting with the utility knife.

@frankevans5506

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. Along with practicing a lean and organized work space please also practice hand and finger safety. Excellent product idea. I will be looking into using this for my shop toolbox and road call toolbox as well.

This is a crappy foam. It’s supposed to ‘peal-off’. It doesn’t! Don’t waste your time and money with it. I will never buy this!