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Re: Tools: Carving Foam Seats
By:Rob Macks
Date: 4/9/2003, 5:58 pm
In Response To: Re: Tools: Carving Foam Seats (LeeG)

: I don't have a lot of experience or success using power tools and minicell,,a
: 3" diameter hole saw hand held removes 1/4" chunks at a time,
: 4" coarse (16-28grit)handheld sanding discs finish it off.

I rough shape my minicell seats with a 4" Makita grinder and a chain saw tooth disk.

The fewer teeth on the disk the better, bigger chuncks, less dust, faster cut.

I have a couple fine tooth chain saw chain tooth disks that make a big dusty mess.

Gotta, clamp that foam seat down, use the side handle on the grinder, and hold your
elbows to your ribs like they're fused there. Slow smooth sweeps of the blade edge
does quick work on the foam.

All the best,
Rob Macks
Laughing Loon CC&K
www.laughingloon.com

Messages In This Thread

Tools: Carving Foam Seats
Severne -- 4/9/2003, 4:32 pm
RotoZip
FShark -- 4/11/2003, 9:01 pm
Re: Tools: Carving Foam Seats *LINK*
Brian Nystrom -- 4/10/2003, 1:54 pm
ditto that! works perfect and is cheap *NM*
Rob P -- 4/11/2003, 12:05 pm
Re: Tools: Carving Foam Seats *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/9/2003, 8:56 pm
Re: "happy bottom"
LeeG -- 4/10/2003, 9:31 am
Re: I like my "happy bottom"
Ken Finger -- 4/10/2003, 1:21 pm
Re: I like my "happy bottom"
Dick Kirschbaum -- 4/10/2003, 11:19 pm
Re: I like my "happy bottom" - What is dragon skin
Gordon Snapp -- 4/10/2003, 8:06 pm
Re: I like my "happy bottom" - What is dragon skin
LeeG -- 4/10/2003, 10:25 pm
Re: I like my "happy bottom"
LeeG -- 4/10/2003, 1:29 pm
Re: I like my "happy bottom"
Ken Finger -- 4/10/2003, 3:02 pm
Re: I like my "happy bottom"
LeeG -- 4/10/2003, 3:16 pm
Re: "happy bottom"
Brian Nystrom -- 4/10/2003, 12:24 pm
Re: "happy bottom"
LeeG -- 4/10/2003, 12:32 pm
Re: "happy bottom"
Brian Nystrom -- 4/10/2003, 1:42 pm
Re: "happy bottom"
Severne -- 4/10/2003, 12:01 pm
Re: "happy bottom"
LeeG -- 4/10/2003, 12:19 pm
BTW...
Brian Nystrom -- 4/10/2003, 1:48 pm
Re: BTW...
LeeG -- 4/10/2003, 2:00 pm
You must know a lot of people with big butts! ;) *NM*
Brian Nystrom -- 4/10/2003, 1:45 pm
Re: "happy bottom"
Rob Macks -- 4/10/2003, 12:33 pm
Re: "happy bottom"
LeeG -- 4/10/2003, 12:37 pm
Re: Tools: Carving Foam Seats
LeeG -- 4/9/2003, 5:04 pm
Re: Tools: Carving Foam Seats
Rob Macks -- 4/9/2003, 5:58 pm
Re: Tools: Carving Foam Seats
Severne -- 4/10/2003, 12:08 pm
Re: Tools: Carving Foam Seats
Rob Macks -- 4/10/2003, 12:27 pm
Re: Tools: Carving Foam Seats
Gordon Snapp -- 4/10/2003, 8:22 pm
Re: Tools: Carving Foam Seats
Rob Macks -- 4/11/2003, 8:57 am
Clamping Foam Seats
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/10/2003, 8:35 am
Re: Tools: Carving Foam Seats
John Schroeder -- 4/9/2003, 4:37 pm