Tip on making seamless seams with EVA foam.
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Piraterogue
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Re: Tip on making seemless seems with EVA foam.
How did you figure out this trick? I would never have tried the tape trick.
How did you figure out this trick? I would never have tried the tape trick.
crabra comander
Master Member
Re: Tip on making seemless seems with EVA foam.
Great tip, simple process for builder Noob like me!
Great tip, simple process for builder Noob like me!
Nintendophile
New Member
Re: Tip on making seemless seems with EVA foam.
Awesome tip! But, I'm confused as to how the outside seam is staying together and not pulling apart. Do you put hot glue down INSIDE the seam as well?
Awesome tip! But, I'm confused as to how the outside seam is staying together and not pulling apart. Do you put hot glue down INSIDE the seam as well?
n0regret5
Sr Member
Re: Tip on making seemless seems with EVA foam.
seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam!!!
thanks for the awesome tip though. my last project had a few tight corners and I could never get them quite close enough. this will work great!
seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam seam!!!
thanks for the awesome tip though. my last project had a few tight corners and I could never get them quite close enough. this will work great!
Re: Tip on making seemless seems with EVA foam.
Yes I lay some hot glue right in the seam,
Yes I lay some hot glue right in the seam,
Nintendophile
New Member
Re: Tip on making seemless seems with EVA foam.
I think I get it now. It was a little confusing in the picture. Thank you for the clarification! ^_^
Ohhh, yeah, it looks like it is cut at a 45 degree angle! That's what I didn't notice before. It looked like his seams were butted up right against each other, with only a bead of glue on top of the seam. But, now that I look at the bottom part of the picture, at the end of the seam, it looks like there's a slight "v" cut to it. That makes a lot more sense.
I think I get it now. It was a little confusing in the picture. Thank you for the clarification! ^_^
Ohhh, yeah, it looks like it is cut at a 45 degree angle! That's what I didn't notice before. It looked like his seams were butted up right against each other, with only a bead of glue on top of the seam. But, now that I look at the bottom part of the picture, at the end of the seam, it looks like there's a slight "v" cut to it. That makes a lot more sense.
Re: Tip on making seemless seems with EVA foam.
Ok sorry let me try and clear things a bit yes, in the pick the two pieces of foam are cut at a 45 degree angle, it is the best way to get smooth seams and edges rather then just glueing one piece flat against another piece to get a right angle. However.. I have also used this technique to glue two long pieces of foam together to make an even longer piece.
Ok sorry let me try and clear things a bit yes, in the pick the two pieces of foam are cut at a 45 degree angle, it is the best way to get smooth seams and edges rather then just glueing one piece flat against another piece to get a right angle. However.. I have also used this technique to glue two long pieces of foam together to make an even longer piece.
Indigogyre
Well-Known Member
Re: Tip on making seemless seems with EVA foam.
Cool, I've known about this type of thing for putting together miters in woodworking but never thought to use it on foam!
One other idea that might work excellently with this for when two pieces join at a 90 is to cut one at a slight 89 degree bevel from front to back. This will insure that the front edge touches perfectly and thus creating smaller seams also.
Now to find some low tack clear tape!
Dean
Cool, I've known about this type of thing for putting together miters in woodworking but never thought to use it on foam!
One other idea that might work excellently with this for when two pieces join at a 90 is to cut one at a slight 89 degree bevel from front to back. This will insure that the front edge touches perfectly and thus creating smaller seams also.
Now to find some low tack clear tape!
Dean
Excellent advice. Is there any extra advice you could offer as to the taping and gluing when the pieces are rounded and forming contours when glued. I'm mainly thinking about the Ironman helmet pieces where angled cuts of a single piece are glued together rounding the piece.
