Say, Pete, I am not going to answer your question but ask one. Do you not use the stuff from Wallyworld? I know that I use it and other craft store products. They have a few different thicknesses (by the way they have foam creatures in many thinknesses and colors. Harder to use but interesting). In addition, the foam used for insulation of pipes seems great and has more air. The last foam I have is flip flops (slippers in Hawaii) and these come in various thicknesses. Now tell me, if you don't use these why and where do you get your foam? Thanks,
Mike
On 7/19/06, Jeff Frye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It just occurred to me that if I had a question like
this, I would ask you. :)
--- Peter Gramp < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> Silly question for the group, but I thought I'd
> ask - I use the so-called
> "Razor Foam" (Closed- cell foam) all of the time in
> tying realistic stonefly
> nymphs. The problem is, money does not (nor 0.5mm
> foam) grow on trees. My
> question is this: is there a way someone could
> either compress or split a
> 2mm-thick sheet of closed-cell foam, not unlike the
> sheets available at
> Walmart for a quarter or so? I have been able to
> slice the edge of the
> sheet into a 2mm wide ribbon, perfect for wrapping
> the body, but can not
> wrap my head around how to get a piece wide enough
> for wing buds... I'm
> thinking of a re-polymerization, but I suspect that
> it would lose volume, if
> not re-anneal in a glob of rock-hard gunk... so
> melting and cooling is not
> seeming so 'hot'... but then I was thinking that
> compression - pasta press?
> - may not hold, if the foam has any sort of memory
> at all...
> Any suggestions are most welcome!
> Tight wraps,
> Pete
>
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