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Postby Gronox » Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:15 pm

I've been looking for a good source of foam recently in light of being able to participate once again in my all time favorite activity. I've stumbled upon this polyethylene foam from foamforyou.com and wasn't sure about it. Say's it's 2.3# per cubic foot. Which should in turn be usable for bel standards for weapons and shields correct? Here's the link so that you all can take a look, because if it is...I'd personally order the roll of 90ft x 55" and call it a day/year lol.

http://www.foamforyou.com/polyethylene_foam.htm
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Re: Foam?

Postby Sir Thurat » Fri Apr 19, 2013 10:58 am

I'm not certain on what different kinds of PE there are, or whether that particular kind is good for blades, so I'll leave that to someone else.

How long have you been out of foamsmithing/fighting? Are you pretty up to date on new and different foams/techniques (e.g Minicell; 4# foam; routed boxes and blades; etc.)? I can't really speak for PE, but I can throw out some info on a few of the other topics.

Not to be presumptuous; just throwing out what help I can give.
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Re: Foam?

Postby Gronox » Fri Apr 19, 2013 11:34 am

I've been reading alot about the new foam including the 4# eva and the company even offers it but the price difference is significant, but for longer lasting stuff i can understand. If it's like the blue foam id prefer to use it for now because I'm building for two and teaching and find it easier to get for the time being, and at 139$ for 90' x 50" it's a decent deal.
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