Howlor
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| posted on 12/3/07 at 02:24 PM |
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Styrofoam or similar?
Afternoon one and all,
I want to hand craft a body plug and would like to know where is best to buy the foam from that can be carved and shaped?
Thanks,
Steve
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 12/3/07 at 03:01 PM |
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Polyurethane foam sheets from a builders merchants seems to work quite well and you can buy squirty tins of the same stuff. Downside is it make one
hell of a mess. Upside, you can shape it easily with sandpaper.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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smart51
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| posted on 12/3/07 at 03:29 PM |
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Polyurethane foam is easily sandable and is polyester resistant. Get it from Scot Bader shops in sheets upto 8x4 x 4" or as a 2 part liquid.
B&Q sell polystyrene in upto 8x4 sheets upto 4" or 6" thick. You can't use polyester on it because the styrene solvent will
desolve the polystyrene. Epoxy resin is good though.
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RazMan
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| posted on 12/3/07 at 04:00 PM |
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I have heard that the stuff that florists use is pretty good - can't think of the name at the moment but it is green and comes in block form.
You can practically build the shape like lego bricks and then shape it with a sharp bread knife.
*edit* It's called OASIS 
[Edited on 12-3-07 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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pewe
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| posted on 12/3/07 at 04:03 PM |
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Sheffield Insulations (branches throught the country) used to do modelling expanded polystyrene. This is much denser than ordinary material and can be
planed, sanded and shaped without crumbling - not cheap from memory but ideal for your application. Cheers, Pewe 
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Nick Skidmore
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| posted on 12/3/07 at 04:55 PM |
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Plywood / MDF / hardboard 'bulkheads' at 2" spacing filled in with 'browning' (gyproc product) for basic shape then
polyfiller or P38 to finish off.
Very cheap compared to other methods but very heavy.
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SaveTheDodo
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| posted on 12/3/07 at 05:24 PM |
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Try Flints Theatrical Chandlers for the 2 part foam. Fairly reasonable if I remember.
Cheers
Andrew
P.S. Have you got a dog to help you style it in best Peter Wheeler fashion??
Andrew
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jacko
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| posted on 12/3/07 at 06:14 PM |
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Hi Howlor i think there is a firm in howden that make or made polyurethane sheet it may be worth a serch i think the firm was near the iron bridge on
the goole road
Sonic may know were it is
Jacko
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Gaz 1977
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| posted on 12/3/07 at 06:29 PM |
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blue foam
i would use the blue foam that is used in wall insulation. It comes in 2 inch sheets and can be laminated with PVA or Araldite. It sand to a really
good finish if you are carefull.
GAZ
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Howlor
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| posted on 12/3/07 at 08:29 PM |
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Plenty to go at here thanks. Exactly the leads I was looking for.
Thanks,
Steve
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sonic
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| posted on 12/3/07 at 10:05 PM |
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Vensil resil ltd
Jablite nr Boothferry bridge
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