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Gear / Technical Help => Ask The Tapers => Topic started by: KLowe on April 04, 2005, 10:41:15 PM
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Don't know what section this goes in so I'm posting here.
I want to mod some cigar boxes for some mics I just picked up. Anyone have any idea where I can pick up some foam peices? The kind that doesn't "shed".
Thanks in advance for any info.
Kevin
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If you have a photo supply store in your area you may be able to find some "pick & pluck" foam there. Some fabric stores also carry it.
if you know the dimensions you can order it from B & H thats assuming the pelican case is the same size as your cigar box.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=83173&is=REG
there are other sizes on their site too
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I found a large piece of this product that was called fake foam or something like that at a Hobby Lobby (big chain hobby store) It's like regular foam but it won't shed and is a little denser. I used it to line an old gun case that I keep my gear in and it works great.
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Home Depot--weather stripping. They have strips of foam that's 1" or so square, no adhesive. I've used it for windscreens and it's worked well.
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I've used foam from Hobby Lobby before. You can easily cut it with an electric carving knife - you know, the type that is supposed to be used for cutting ham or turkey slices. They work great for cutting precise and complex shapes in polyurethane foam.
More recently, I saved the foam topper out of my bed when I replaced the visco-elastic foam with newer foam. That stuff's harder to cut than normal polyurethane foam because it's a bit tacky and it drags against the knife. It's very similar to the foam that they use for ear plugs.
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Foam Depot - I don't think that they are a chain, they're in West NJ.
I use a hot ni-chrome wire to cut, runs on 2 D cells.
I haven't seen one for sale in years.
The wire can be shaped as needed and melts a smooth edge on the foam.