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Topic: Source for grey foam for case? |
Bill Leff
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Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2005 7:39 am |
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Any ideas where I might be able to pick up some grey foam to fit the inside of a case? My local ACE hardware store doesn't have this. Home Depot?
Thanks
Bill
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 24 Oct 2005 7:52 am
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| Try a fabric store in your area, or a luggage repair shop. |
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Andy Barlo
From:
Schererville, Indiana, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Oct 2005 12:47 pm
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| I picked some up JoAnn's fabrics not long ago. |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 24 Oct 2005 12:50 pm
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Bill, did you try.....Foam Depot?  |
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James Quackenbush
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Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2005 1:29 pm
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| Studio Soundproofing foam .....All colors, shapes, sizes, thicknesses, etc ....Jim |
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Rick Aiello
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Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2005 1:55 pm
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JoAnne's Fabrics ... as Andy and Brad mentioned above.
Foam rubber is pretty cheap there ... best cut it with an "Electrc Carving Knife" ...
You'll be cursin' up a storm if you try a serrated knife, scissors or a utility knife.
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My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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Bill Leff
From:
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2005 2:39 pm
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Thanks folks. I guess now I need pick up an electric knife off eBay to cut the foam....
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George Kimery
From:
Limestone, TN, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2005 5:18 pm
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| I seriously doubt that any fabric store is going to have the gray case lining foam like you want, but I guess anything is possible. One place to get it is TCH. Go to Google and do a search for TCH or Umbra. TCH is the initials for Trans Canadian Hardware. They have distribution centers in Buffalo, NY and Dallas, Texas. Maybe a west coast place too. I think the case foam will be Ester, not Ether. The Ether is just real, real soft. Not enought support. The one that has the most density and is the more expensive of the two is the one that you want. I know you can shop on line with TCH also. |
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Don Kona Woods
From:
Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 24 Oct 2005 11:33 pm
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Bill,
The fabric stores should have it.
But in case they don't try a packaging company in your area.
Enjoyed sharing and getting to know you better at the airport.
Aloha,
Don |
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Rick Aiello
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Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 25 Oct 2005 5:19 am
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George ... the Joann's fabrics near me carries polyurethane foam. 2" up to 5" thick.
They call it "high density" ... but compared to Ethafoam (polyethylene)... its actually pretty low density.
But it holds my personal Dustpan (15 lbs) pretty securely in an SKB case that I got when Sierra folded.
I use a flat bottom piece (glued to bottom of case) ... then a sculpted middle layer (glued to the bottom piece) ... then a top layer (glued to the top of case).
One day ... I'll get Rob Anderson to build me a custom case ... lacquered tweed ... but till then ... this was cheap, easy to do ... and works well.
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Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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