Re: Terrain

Here in the US, the pink Owens-Corning and blue Dow sheet insulation
sold in
most building supply centers in 4' x 8' sheets is called Foamcore by
trade
name.  Don't know if Laserlight was referring to this stuff or the
foamcore
stuff sold in art supply stores that looks like posterboard.  I am about
to
do some terrain in the building supply stuff and will try using my hw
cutter
and let the list know of my results.

Chuck

----- Original Message -----
From: <agoodall@canada.com>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: Terrain

> On Tue, 01 May 2001, Roger Books wrote:
>
> > I wouldn't expect the hot wire cutter to be able to cut the paper
> > on the outside of the foamcore...
>
> Some foamcore consists of thin sheets of styrene sandwiching a layer
of
dense foam. That MIGHT be fine with a hot wire cutter, but I'd assume
that
the styrene would melt along the edge. Instead of a square cut you'd end
up
with a round cut.
>
> The preferred method of cutting foamcore is a sharp knife. Change
blades
often and it should cut just fine. Cut in two or more passes, not all at
once. Use putty or other filler for the cases where the foam doesn't cut
properly and leaves a hole or divot along the cut edge.
>
> Allan Goodall - agoodall@canada.com
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