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  • can anyone suggest a Sign Foam supplier please?

    Posted by Andrew John Sawyer on January 16, 2008 at 2:56 pm

    Can anyone help? I need to purchase sign foam/sign rok substrate for shaping/engraving, the sample I have is 18mm thick and beige-ish in colour, but can’t find a supplier. Thanks

    Fran Hollywood replied 16 years, 3 months ago 6 Members · 8 Replies
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  • Jamie Kimp

    Member
    February 11, 2008 at 8:06 am

    I have been looking as well. I think these ship internationally. http://www.signfoam.com./index.html

  • Andrew John Sawyer

    Member
    February 11, 2008 at 8:18 am

    Thanks for that, I’ve found Trident Foams http://www.tridentfoams.co.uk who may be able to supply, their products seem less dense though.

  • Jamie Kimp

    Member
    February 11, 2008 at 10:33 am

    Have you seen this company? http://thegrain.co.uk/index.htm

  • David Rowland

    Member
    February 11, 2008 at 11:04 am

    is foam expensive?

  • Steve Underhill

    Member
    February 11, 2008 at 12:42 pm
    quote nnsg:

    Have you seen this company? http://thegrain.co.uk/index.htm

    That company is in my town, they dont tend to use foam, its mostly sandblasted canadian cedar, & medite, (exterior mdf) , they do use a type of foam, it sknown as "versalite" at Righton, but not sure about amari etc.
    They do all my CNC machining, but never seen them use signfoam.
    All the lettering you see on that site is exterior MDF or medite, and spray painted with acrylic paint.

    And thanks, you just reminded me I have to ring them, they have 2 of my edge lit signs I had them take to a trade show, that I need to collect.

  • Peter Normington

    Member
    February 11, 2008 at 12:54 pm

    Manfred is the man with foam, he also stocks a european equivilant which I have used and its very good stuff, and easy to work with
    He may be able to supply you with a sample.

    it is not cheap though

    https://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=28306

    Peter

  • Steve Underhill

    Member
    February 11, 2008 at 1:00 pm

    Manfred Mann eh.
    Wondered what he was up to since he quit singing.

    Do wah diddy sell you some foam?

  • Fran Hollywood

    Member
    February 11, 2008 at 7:56 pm

    I’ve seen some lads using urethane foam for signage (it beige in colour) and has a finer texture than expanded polystyrene foam. Extruded polystyrene also has a fine texture but will melt if solvents are applied to it.( that’s why they use the urethane foam). It’s used as an insulator so is available from some building providers.

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