[chbot] Foam board

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> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:41:07 +1300
> From: rjtp at ihug.co.nz
> To: chchrobotics at lists.linuxnut.co.nz
> Subject: Re: [chbot] Foam board
> 
> For foam I would try asking on the Christchurch Soar forum.
> http://www.chchsoar.org.nz
> I know Neil used to buy huge sheets of polystyrene building foam and
> vacuum bag glass or carbon fibre wetted with epoxy for strength and
> super lightweight.
> 
> For short lengths (1-2m) of nichrome wire fishing tackle shops sell it
> in a variety of thicknesses. No idea what fishermen use it for, but
> attached to a bow it cuts foam really well :-)
> 
> Richard
> 
> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Geoff <sdfgeoff at gmail.com> 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). 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
> >
> >
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