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Re: Tools: Carving Foam Seats
By:Gordon Snapp
Date: 4/10/2003, 8:22 pm
In Response To: Re: Tools: Carving Foam Seats (Rob Macks)

Where do you get chainsaw disks? I found some good places to get an angle grinder, but couldn't find the disks you describe. Do they have another name? (I can't pass up new tools; "I've gotta get me one of them thingies.")

Thanks!
Gordon Snapp

: While the grinder/chainsaw disk sounds like overkill, the resiliency of the
: foam
: makes it hard cut. You can do it at slower speeds and I've had a number of
: people
: tell me they did just fine at slower speeds with the 3M paint stripping disk
: for the drill
: that the other poster referred to as a big scrubby pad thingy.

: As always with these posts, what one considers as "works" and what
: another considers as
: "works" are not going to be the same thing.

: If you've got grinders use'em. I wouldn't go out and buy a grinder just to
: shape one or two seats
: unless you're really looking for an excuse to buy a grinder.

: If you do use a grinder, again, I'd suggest getting as few tooth disk as
: possible to keep the foam
: chunks big, and keep dust down. I rig a plastic booth around sticks clamped
: to my rafter to confine
: the debris. If you don't the whole shop WILL get covered. You will too, so
: goggles, dust mask, and
: tightly closed clothing is in order.

: 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