Archive for the 'closed cell foam' Category

Expending foam: Open & close cell foam?

I have two options: buying close cell, fire resistant, R-7 per inch, 3 lb density foam for $12 per cubic ft. OR buying open cell, fire resistant, R-3.7 per inch, 0.75 density foam for $6.80 per cubic ft.
SO, I would like your educated opinion on what should I buy. Thank [...]

EXPENDING FOAM: Open & close cell foam?

I have two options: buying close cell, fire resistant, R-7 per inch, 3 lb density foam for $12 per cubic ft. OR buying open cell, fire resistant, R-3.7 per inch, 0.75 density foam for $6.80 per cubic ft.
SO, I would like your educated opinion on what should I buy. Thank [...]

Excerpts of the chapters of my book…how does it sound? Is there potential?

These excerpts revolve around the detaining center and the abandoned house that the kids enter.
Excerpt: Nicholas Finch and the Burning Book (The scene where Nick meets Finny)
It all happened in a blur. He had never witnessed anything like it. Why did they take him? Was he alone? He wished there was someone to whisper [...]

Have you ever had to ‘cuss’ a date/ex-BF/ex-GF until you foamed at the mouth?

I have. It was raining really hard one Saturday night…AND…my date pulled into my driveway and blew his car horn. He wouldn’t even get out of his car with an umbrella for me. I closed my front door. He went and found a pay-phone and called me to see why I [...]

What do you think of my preface and 1st part of chapter?

PREFACE
I never said I wanted to be alone. I never said anything. I guess that was decided for me too. That sounds like me. Just floating through life waiting for the next monkey to jump on my back and take hold of the reigns. I never stood up for anyone…including me. I just didn’t have [...]

How is this piece of writing?

I was six when I met him.
I was this pretentious little Upper East Sider that had been raised in a typical green awning-ed building by a nanny named Clara that wore white gloves and was from France. He was a shaggy-haired tiny rocker, already harboring a sort of rebel attitude along the lines of James [...]

Need Foam backer rod!?

So, I know that title is fairly in-descriptive, so here it is. I need some type of COLORED 1/2" Foam Backer Rod! Grey is something I’m trying to avoid, and black may not suite the job. If its closed/opened cell, I’ll be happy either way. Thank!
Haven’t seen anything but grey, but you can call around [...]

Where can I get a thinner version of this kind of material?

http://www.drillspot.com/products/113450/Insul-Tube_67834_Closed_Cell_Pipe_Insulation
The material is foam, like the type in a cheap mattress.
The one in the link is too thick (almost 2 inches total — which is far too much).
I’d like material which maches the following.
1 inch thick (or even 3/4 inch, but no lower)
Any color.
Cylinder shape.
Preferably NOT hollow inside the middle of it [...]

Good alternative mats for yoga if I get really sweaty hands and feet?

I get really really sweaty hands and feet whenever I workout (and even for no reason sometimes). I’ve tried using anti-perspirant pads on my hands and feet, but found it makes my skin too dry to the point my skin starts breaking.
So I was wondering if anyone with a similar problem who does yoga, or [...]

SAFER barriers?

The SAFER barrier consists of structural steel tubes welded together. Behind these tubes are bundles of closed-cell polystyrene foam, placed between the barrier and the concrete wall
The theory behind the design is that the barrier absorbs a portion of the kinetic energy released when a race car makes contact with the wall. This energy is [...]