Pete, I know what you are looking for, I have not found it in any packing foam. My friend and I have tried using Thin Skin, it works pretty good but it can be expensive. On another note, you can get the Latex from your dentist, they use it as a dental dam. My dentist gave me a bunch of it for a few flies. I see your name on the Hatchmasters List. I have not posted yet,am signed on as Froggie. Tony
--- Peter Gramp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wow, already a great wealth of info! I guess I > should answer some questions > first... then ask more... > > Say, Pete, I am not going to answer your question > but ask one. Do you not > > use the stuff from Wallyworld? > > > > I do use it, but that foam is 2mm thick -- at least > the sheets I've seen, > and from as far up as Maine to as south as North > Carolina (Eastern US), the > Walmarts only carry 2mm foam (at least the stores > I've been in). I'm > looking for the super-thin 0.5mm-thick foam that > wouldn't float a feather on > a calm day... it may stink when it comes to boyancy, > but the flexibility and > yet stability is matchless when it comes to wrapping > bodies and stonefly > wing-buds. > > Pipe-insulating foam is great, but doesn't have > the cross-linked > polymerization count I'm looking for (that's > science- talk for "it has too > large air pockets in it") ;) But believe you me, > I do use pipe- > insulating foam, too! Great beetle back material!! > > Someone mentioned packaging foam - do you have a > source where one could > purchase a few square yards or so? I'd rather not > buy a 50-yard spindle of > the stuff ... even if there is some VERY slim chance > that I could use it > all! I must not be looking in the right places... > and for the area i'm in, > the phone-book has over 6 pages of farms, but > nothing for foam dealers. > > Welp, off to yet ANOTHER meeting... oh the joys of > working a 12 hour day and > trying to finish ones graduate thesis... > Tight lines, > Pete > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
