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Another foam handle question...
Posted by:
Burton Short
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Date: January 23, 2008 09:51AM
Is it possible to pour a sheet of the foam about 1/4 inch thick and then cut it so that it can be wrapped around a rod blank or would a sheet that thin break apart? I primarily build surf rods and I was thinking about trying to use the foam as a replacement for cork tape but given the diameter of the surf rods I work with (and the fact that I have no tools to bore out the inside of a block) the thickness of the material would only need to be about 1/4 - 3/8 inch thick. Re: Another foam handle question...
Posted by:
Jeff Shields
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Date: January 23, 2008 10:22AM
The material would break. It is not flexible. Re: Another foam handle question...
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: January 23, 2008 11:19AM
Exactly, don't think of this as something like EVA foam, it's hard and inflexible.
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Posted by:
Steve Gardner
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Date: January 23, 2008 11:20AM
You could build bigger block drill center sand to diamieter and go from there Re: Another foam handle question...
Posted by:
Jim Gamble
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Date: January 23, 2008 11:22AM
Why not pour it around the blank? Seems like if the blank were held vertical and a "mold tube" placed around it with the ID desirable ... it would work just fine. Re: why not...
Posted by:
Chuck McIntyre
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Date: January 23, 2008 11:57AM
Just use the thin foam sheets sold at craft stores,cut into strips and rubber cemented ,(or epoxied) to the blank? While the strips wont be long for a whole butt grip,they may work when used in a split grip fashion....food for thought............
Chuck Re: Another foam handle question...
Posted by:
Steve Gardner
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Date: January 23, 2008 03:11PM
The materials you will find in crafts store is not the same stuff or at least strength of stuff and will not work. Not strong enough to hold up to the abuse. Re: Another foam handle question...
Posted by:
Burton Short
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Date: January 23, 2008 05:15PM
Thanks for the feedback guys.
Would the craft store foam be able to hold up if I put something like Rod Armour over it? Re: Another foam handle question...
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: January 23, 2008 05:27PM
Probably.
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Posted by:
Henry Engle
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Date: January 24, 2008 09:40AM
That craft store stuff might have UV issues too. Re: Another foam handle question...
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: January 24, 2008 03:49PM
Not once you cover it.
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Posted by:
Burton Short
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Date: January 25, 2008 10:33AM
Thanks again for the info guys. I'll head to the craft store and see what I can come up with. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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