[chbot] Foam board

[Charles Manning]

On Tuesday 20 December 2011 09:38:51 Geoff wrote:
> I'm currently experimenting with WIG (Wing in ground-effect) craft and have
> been building them out of balsa (here's a vid of my first
> one<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz5FbTGnaj8>).
> This is getting expensive so I'm going to start making them from foam. Does
> anyone know of a good, preferably cheap source of foam? While I'm at it,
> does Jaycar sells nichrome wire?
>
> Geoff

What kind of foam?

Polystyrene is very cheap, but not that strong. I have seen it at Bunnings and 
other places where it is often sold for insulation.

Dick Smith used to sell nicrome wire too. I don't know if they still do.