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Subject: Re: (Semi) Off Topic: Gimme Shelter
From: hobbes@mcbcm1.med.nyu.edu
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Mon May 27 20:11:32 1996

On Tue, 28 May 1996, Gary Campbell wrote:

> At 02:31 AM 5/28/96 -0400, you wrote:
>
> >One intriguing idea is to make a box out of thick styrofoam. The local
> building supply house has eight foot white styrofoam boards, two or three
> feet wide, and at least four inches thick. I think I can just glue them
> together or maybe glue them to a lightweight wooden frame. Anybody ever work
> with this stuff? Any suggestions for how to make nice long even cuts?
> ------------
> In years past, I had good results using a metal rod that had each end
> secured to both "sides" of an old battery charger(I was told it's rather
> hard on the charger). The heated rod slices easily thru the foam, and
> allows quite a bit of control. To do more intricate shaping, an old clothes
> iron works pretty well.
>
> If you live in a market of reasonable size, don't forget to search for a
> dedicated foam dealer(there are more than you think - boat docks,parade
> floats, etc.). I think their selection would be greater , prices might be
> better, and they should have advice on working with the stuff.
>
> I hope the posts concerning piers and observatories continues. I'm needing
> help on both!
>

Isn't the fumes quite toxic from melting the styrofoam?

hobbes@mcbcm1.med.nyu.edu