where to find grey foam liners?

[hydin]

i have seen a few custom gun cases here (like for the PKD and whatnot), and i was curious where you find that grey foam for the lining?

anyone have a good place online to bookmark? i cant seem to find it locally.

thanks.
chris

 

[stingray]

Are you looking for foam like in these cases - www.propcases.com

 

[hydin]

bingo. cept not the "egg crate" stuff at the top. the case that has been designed and asked for has a clear top.

chris

 

[androidandy]

The foam is good for transporting a prop, but that would mean you need something on top of it to keep from banging against the lid. You may need tie-downs then. If it is for display as well I would think about cutting the form out of layers of cardboard and making a velvet liner. It would look very classy. It would also give you a better base for the tie-downs.

 

[sector 7G]

i got the foam your looking for from a fabric store in the next town over from me, one 4ft x 8ft sheet 1 inch thick and one 4ft x 8ft 1/2 inch thick sheet both grey. paid about 30 dollars total.

don't bother with joann fabrics or michaels neither place around me carried it. all they had was the pillow foam stuff.

 

[ShowCraft]

Showing my ignorance here - Are the shapes of the stored object cut into the foam or molded in when the foam is made?

 

[sector 7G]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Samos 3 @ Jan 20 2007, 07:54 PM) [snapback]1401590[/snapback]</div>

Showing my ignorance here - Are the shapes of the stored object cut into the foam or molded in when the foam is made?
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its cut into the foam., what i do is trace the object on the back of the foam then cut it out, they actually make a gun that heats up to cut foam, (still need to get one) that gives really clean edges, I then turn the foam over and place my item into the front of the foam. OH and I line the bottom of the case with the 1/2 inch thick foam for the padding.

 

[ShowCraft]

Yeah, cutting the shape out of the foam is the way I've done it in the past. I was wondering about thicker solid blocks of foam where the precise shape of the object seems to have been molded in or machined out by a router.

 

[hydin]

the prop wont be transported in the case, the guy just wants one to show off the prop with a clear lid.

sector 7g - any brand names on the foam you got?

chris

 

[sector 7G]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hydin @ Jan 20 2007, 09:23 PM) [snapback]1401627[/snapback]</div>

the prop wont be transported in the case, the guy just wants one to show off the prop with a clear lid.

sector 7g - any brand names on the foam you got?

chris
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nope srry chris, i just basically pulled out the phone book and kept asking, "do you have any grey foam" until i finally found a place. its just a huge fabric warehouse and a section has all kinds of foam in various sizes.

 

[stingray]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hydin @ Jan 20 2007, 04:16 PM) [snapback]1401499[/snapback]</div>

bingo. cept not the "egg crate" stuff at the top. the case that has been designed and asked for has a clear top.

chris
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Here is a place that I believe has what you are looking for. foambymail.com

 

[Boba Debt]

You could just make one of these with common tools a piece of Styrofoam some felt and spray adhesive.

 

[pointblank2011]

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