Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 08:43:07 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m06.mx.aol.com ([64.12.136.161] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.5) with ESMTP id 2001304 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 28 Jan 2003 01:03:35 -0500 Received: from Newlan2dl@aol.com by imo-m06.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.13.) id q.1e7.7b0e97 (30960) for ; Tue, 28 Jan 2003 01:03:30 -0500 (EST) From: Newlan2dl@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <1e7.7b0e97.2b677732@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 01:03:30 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Equivalent foam from ACS.... X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10637 I was just reading another response to the posting re. replacement core for making flat composite sheets. One builder was saying that it was Last-a-foam which is a urethane foam and rather weak. It was used as replacement for Clark foam (Gordon Clark stopped production due to environmental limitations with their process). It is actually not quite as good as Clark foam structurally and pound for pound, isn't as good as the cross linked PVC foams (like Klegecell and Divinycell). It does shape extremely well, however and is great for a lot of things, just be carefull if you ever use it as a structural core! I take it that the use of the foam for this core is a non-structural application. And as a note of caution NEVER HOT WIRE URETHANE FOAMS. They release a lot of nasty chemicals which CAN BE LETHAL! Dan Newland