Mike
You have found one of my preferred foams. At local stores I have found it in tan, bronze and black. However, supply of a particular color at a given store/supplier is not reliable. Who (except us) cares what color is on the pipes anyway!!!
BTW Are you fishing salt or fresh water?
Enjoy!
Ed
At 08:02 PM 3/16/2005, you wrote:
Thanks to all that responded. It is interesting the different perspectives. I have to sqeeze the water from the craft foam after a period of time. That time obviously decreases each time. The fly gets heavy and does not ride as well. Maybe if I was catching bigger fish they would break me off and I would have an excuse to put on the next fly. I will try these other ideas and see if that helps. I found a neat piece of pipe insulation in black that seemed to be closed cell and had bigger cells. I will also become a more observant beach comber. Thanks again.
Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "edward s engelman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 9:00 AM Subject: [VFB] Re: Foam
Craft foam is more dense than other types of closed cell foam. When it is wrapped tightly it becomes even more dense therefore less buoyant.
The most buoyant foam that I use for tying is from pool noodles or caulk backing. Will the kids really notice if their pool noodles are 2" shorter???? Foam sandals (aka flip-flops)and old boogie boards are great too! Mike you are in Hawaii right? You may even find more than you could ever use beachcombing! In the northeast the floats used on lobster pots works great too (they are more rugged and are often made from expanded PVC foam). Another beachcombing find!
Let me know if you would like an envelope of foam sent your way.
Ed Engelman
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---------- Original Message ----------- From: Jack Lehman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 07:30:32 -0600 Subject: Re: [VFB] Foam
Are you sure tou're using craft foam? Craft foam and like products have closed cell foam. If you're using packing materials, like what comes with computers, its open cell, basically a sponge.
Jack
Mike Bliss wrote:
> Question: from some posts that we have had recently my mind went to a > problem that I have with craft foam. It absorbs water and then > sinks. Is it just me? If not, what should I do to make it water > resistant and still float. Is there a better alternative? (I hope I > can do something to treat it because I have half of the free worlds > supply of it.) > > TIA > > Mike > > >
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