I’ve never used EPS foam and understand that it takes some getting used to. What tools would you recommend? I’ve heard it’s best to use a planer with a drum as opposed to a blade?

Don’t believe all the hype, EPS is great to shape. A good deal of our customers prefer to shape their boards with it. We all use just a regular planer and do not switch out the blades.   We would recommend our Pro Tool series as they were designed to take down foam fast and efficiently, especially EPS beads.