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Hi my friend Starfighter,

I would like use this foam but here in Brasil we dont have this material...

We use normaly same method, friend...

Great job and folowing...  :popcorn:  :popcorn:  :popcorn:

 

Hercules de Araujo from Brasil

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Nice to get a "behind the scene view" regarding Your "scratch-build technologies". Following with great interest since I might give this a try in the future as well... Could You tell us a little bit more regarding the high density PU foam ?

 

1) What is it used for in real life ?

2) Is there a specific brand to look out for ?

3) Where is it available ?

4) Price-indication ?

5) How do You cut it ? Am I looking at a small PROXXON band-saw in the pic's or is it an "electrical foam-cutter" ?

6) How does it hold up when being sanded ? (as asked by "Out2gtcha".)

 

Please do show us more regarding the "behind the scene's-work"...!!!

 

Regards Rudy. 

Posted

Nice to get a "behind the scene view" regarding Your "scratch-build technologies". Following with great interest since I might give this a try in the future as well... Could You tell us a little bit more regarding the high density PU foam ?

 

1) What is it used for in real life ?

2) Is there a specific brand to look out for ?

3) Where is it available ?

4) Price-indication ?

5) How do You cut it ? Am I looking at a small PROXXON band-saw in the pic's or is it an "electrical foam-cutter" ?

6) How does it hold up when being sanded ? (as asked by "Out2gtcha".)

 

Please do show us more regarding the "behind the scene's-work"...!!!

 

Regards Rudy. 

 

Cutting PU foam with a wire cutter is discouraged, because (as I understand it) toxic fumes are released from the hot foam.

Posted

Ben,

  What an effective method to forming all the solid parts of the fuselage.  As others have asked, what type and brand are you using?

 

Joel

Posted

Ben,

  What an effective method to forming all the solid parts of the fuselage.  As others have asked, what type and brand are you using?

 

Joel

 

Indeed, inquiring minds want to know! :lol:

Posted

The foam I use is available from different manufacturers under different names - Ureol, Renshape, Sculpture Block (in art supply stores) etc. I mostly use medium density foam cut with a Proxxon jigsaw; the one I have is not quite strong enough to cut high density foam. The foam sands perfectly and is easily cut; it's not spongy at all but highly resistant to compression. The company I work for uses the high density version to machine support structures for very big sliding window systems. 

Guest Peterpools
Posted

Ben

As always, following with intense interest

Keep 'em coming

Peter

Posted

http://www.easycomposites.co.uk/#!/patterns-moulds-and-tooling/tooling-and-modelling-board

 

http://www.resins-online.com/ecommerce/product/sikablock-m650-polyurethane-model-board-500mm-x-497mm-x-100mm.aspx 

 

http://www.alchemie.com/category/products/modelboard/

 

If anyone wants a small offcut to try, drop me a line. We get through yards of the stuff sometimes, depending on the projects in hand!

 

I work for these guys in the prototyping department. I must have been VERY good in a previous life!

 

http://www.kinneirdufort.com

Posted

Ben,

  Thanks for the info. I  have two major art supply big box stores close by, so I'll be checking them out for the boards.

 

Joel

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