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  Advise on foamex please

  Posted by Paul Meadows meadows on 23 October 2005 at 22:30

  I have to make a few signs for villas in Italy, they will be fairly small and oval in shape around 400 mm wide and will be exposed to extreme variations in temperature. Do you think foamex will be suitable and what thickness would you recommend? I would also like to edge them in something but haven’t a clue as to what to use. Any advise would be gratefully received.
  Where can I buy foamex?
  Paul

  Paul Meadows meadows replied 20 years, 2 months ago 4 Members · 8 Replies
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  Peter Normington

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  23 October 2005 at 22:45

  Paul
  forget foamex, go for fibreglass, or wood, fibre glass blanks can be bought from several firms, wood is easy to fashion and coat yourself,
  or you could go for ali or even dibond, providing you put a nice border around it.
  Peter

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  Nick Minall

  Member

  24 October 2005 at 07:47

  Paul I made some foamex signs to go in the side windows of a car this year, when it was very hot they melted! so properly not the best thing to use!

  Nick

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  Paul Meadows meadows

  Member

  24 October 2005 at 07:54

  Thanks Peter and Nick for your kind advise
  Paul

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  Dave & Rob Lowery

  Member

  24 October 2005 at 08:23

  Paul,

  found this site that does oval blanks in GRP with a nice edge to them.

  http://sign-maker.net/commercial/gpp.htm

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  Paul Meadows meadows

  Member

  24 October 2005 at 08:29

  Brilliant! thanks Dave 😀

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  Peter Normington

  Member

  24 October 2005 at 08:34

  Paul
  graphityp also do them and are doing a deal at the moment
  http://www.grafityp.co.uk/carvagio.htm
  Peter

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  Paul Meadows meadows

  Member

  24 October 2005 at 09:38

  They are perfect Peter thanks for your help
  Paul

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  Paul Meadows meadows

  Member

  25 October 2005 at 13:08

  Looks like I’ve drawn a blank on blanks! MDF and a jigsaw it is then 🙁

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