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Postby Fuegan » Sat May 21, 2011 12:38 pm

For the next time you try and bulk order Polyethylene

http://www.foamforyou.com/polyethylene_foam.htm

Thats right 90'x54" roll thats 4860 square feet
just to put this into perspective a standard roll of the wal-mart special is 120 sqft, so roughly $1 for 20 sqft
but if you buy one of these rolls your paying $1 per 35 sqft
not to mention it's better foam.
Just something for everybody to think about.
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Re: Holy FOAM!!

Postby Thorondor » Sat May 21, 2011 1:23 pm

And HOW many weapons/shields are you planning on making with THAT much foam?? LOL :devil:
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Re: Holy FOAM!!

Postby Fuegan » Sat May 21, 2011 1:37 pm

Enough to arm a realm, helps having a bunch of weapons when trying to get a group going. But I'm sure most of it would go to commission work... hopefully
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Re: Holy FOAM!!

Postby Sieglatan » Sat May 21, 2011 2:34 pm

Well **** I wish I'd known about this a year ago when I was building Salamandastron's armory from the ground up.

Thanks for the link!
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Re: Holy FOAM!!

Postby Victor Slade » Sat May 21, 2011 4:39 pm

it says the godly amount of half inch thick ran out, but looking at the others, like the 2" thick 24"x108". so ima ask is the 2.3 lb good quality? or should i invest in the 4 lb foam. i usually just use walmart foam but im wanting to try somethin new.
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Re: Holy FOAM!!

Postby Fuegan » Sat May 21, 2011 4:53 pm

The wal-mart special is 2.2 roughly, the higher the density the harder the weapon will hit, however 4 lb is really good as a box layer since it acts almost as a buffer between the core and the rest of the blade layers, a weapon made entirely from 4lb would most likely fail for hitting too hard, at least from my experience anyhow
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Re: Holy FOAM!!

Postby Dangus » Sat May 21, 2011 4:58 pm

Fuegan wrote: a weapon made entirely from 4lb will fail for hitting too hard

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Re: Holy FOAM!!

Postby Fuegan » Sat May 21, 2011 5:36 pm

www.thefoamfactory.com here's another comparatively priced site for foam, but with more variety
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Re: Holy FOAM!!

Postby Illano » Tue May 31, 2011 1:17 pm

Fuegan wrote:http://www.thefoamfactory.com here's another comparatively priced site for foam, but with more variety

i like the fact that they have an ordering system that doesn't involve emailing :P
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Re: Holy FOAM!!

Postby Commader » Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:52 am

Thanks for the info man, I will order in bulk next time. :)
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Re: Holy FOAM!!

Postby barley » Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:10 am

GET A SAMPLE BEFORE YOU BUY!

Although it is listed as what you want, it may not be suitable for what you are planning to use it for.

Been there done that. There are multiple formulas for PE and EVA. Foam by the same name maybe totally different stuff

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Re: Holy FOAM!!

Postby Peanut of Loderia » Fri Jul 01, 2011 3:26 pm

barley wrote:GET A SAMPLE BEFORE YOU BUY!

Although it is listed as what you want, it may not be suitable for what you are planning to use it for.

Been there done that. There are multiple formulas for PE and EVA. Foam by the same name maybe totally different stuff

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Re: Holy FOAM!!

Postby Tiercel » Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:22 pm

Peanut of Loderia wrote:
barley wrote:GET A SAMPLE BEFORE YOU BUY!

Although it is listed as what you want, it may not be suitable for what you are planning to use it for.

Been there done that. There are multiple formulas for PE and EVA. Foam by the same name maybe totally different stuff

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Re: Holy FOAM!!

Postby Thorondor » Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:32 pm

Tiercel wrote:
Peanut of Loderia wrote:
barley wrote:GET A SAMPLE BEFORE YOU BUY!

Although it is listed as what you want, it may not be suitable for what you are planning to use it for.

Been there done that. There are multiple formulas for PE and EVA. Foam by the same name maybe totally different stuff

Barley

Quoted so people actually pay attention.

Quoted so people actually pay attention.


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Re: Holy FOAM!!

Postby Kasada » Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:37 pm

Fuegan wrote:just to put this into perspective a standard roll of the wal-mart special is 120 sqft, so roughly $1 for 20 sqft


Holy math fail. A roll of walmart foam is 71" x 21", which is just under 12 square feet, not even close to 120.

Also, 90'x54" is 405 sq ft.
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Re: Holy FOAM!!

Postby Peanut of Loderia » Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:26 pm

Kasada wrote:
Fuegan wrote:just to put this into perspective a standard roll of the wal-mart special is 120 sqft, so roughly $1 for 20 sqft


Holy math fail. A roll of walmart foam is 71" x 21", which is just under 12 square feet, not even close to 120.

Also, 90'x54" is 405 sq ft.


Mine are 70" x 20".
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Re: Holy FOAM!!

Postby Fuegan » Tue Jul 05, 2011 2:02 pm

I just divided the numbers backwards but I agree I failed horribly in doing so
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