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Re: Material: Alternative to XPS foam
By:Ken Blanton
Date: 7/27/2016, 9:09 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: Alternative to XPS foam (Bill Hamm)

Be warned though that foam has very low impact strength, dents very easily.

I used the stuff for the internals of a Dave Church designed Woodyski (waveski) that I built a few years ago. It certainly does dent easily ... but the thing bugged me the most about it was that ... to glue it together ... because it's closed cell ... you have to use an adhesive that doesn't require air to cure ... such as epoxy or expandable urethane foam. If ya try to use a white glue ... it never cures due to lack of air except around the edges.

Ken Blanton

Messages In This Thread

Material: Alternative to XPS foam
Sean McCauley -- 7/26/2016, 1:10 pm
Re: Material: Alternative to XPS foam
Mike Bielski -- 7/26/2016, 4:32 pm
Re: What using foam for
Sean McCauley -- 7/26/2016, 6:51 pm
Re: What using foam for
Mike Bielski -- 7/26/2016, 10:14 pm
Re: Foam boat articles
Marc Upchurch -- 7/27/2016, 10:20 am
Re: Foam boat articles
Sean McCauley -- 7/27/2016, 11:15 am
Re: Material: Alternative to XPS foam
Ken Blanton -- 7/26/2016, 6:36 pm
Re: Material: Alternative to XPS foam
Sean McCauley -- 7/26/2016, 6:53 pm
Re: Material: Alternative to XPS foam
Bill Hamm -- 7/27/2016, 1:51 am
Re: Material: Alternative to XPS foam
Ken Blanton -- 7/27/2016, 9:09 pm
Re: Material: Alternative to XPS foam
dave koslow -- 7/27/2016, 10:37 am
Re: Material: Alternative to XPS foam
Sean McCauley -- 7/27/2016, 11:17 am
Re: Material: Alternative to XPS foam
Bill Hamm -- 7/28/2016, 1:52 am
Re: Material: Alternative to XPS foam
dave koslow -- 7/28/2016, 10:28 am