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Craft
Arts and crafts comprise a whole host of activities and hobbies that are related to making things with one's own hands and skill.
Hobby
A hobby is a spare-time recreational pursuit. Craftfoam is suitable for many hobbies.
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Craft Knife
Our FREE craft knife is a sharp single bladed knife used to cut foam, paper, stiff card and sheet plastic; should only be used by older pupils under close supervision.
School Use
Carftfoam can be used in schools or creative departments a body of creative artists or students or by similar teachers.
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Architect Use
Craftfoam is for an architect involved in the art of planning, designing and overseeing the construction of buildings, or more generally, the design of a scheme or plan.
War Gamers
Craftfoam is suitable for all types of scenery and battlements for use with the military exercise and civilian gaming hobbies.
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Foam
FLOORMATE is from the Styrofoam family. It is an XPS foam. The various types supplied differ in U Value achieved and compression strength.
Scenery
Craftfoam is suitable for scenery building in
- Shop Window Design.
- Model Railway and Model making.
- Stage and Drama productions.
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Kerf Loss
Refers to the amount of material (equal to the
thickness of the saw blade) that is
lost when the panel is cut (i.e. if the thickness of
the blade is 1/8", the resulting
pieces from a 48" wide panel cut in half will
measure approximately 23-15/16").
Model Making
A scale model is a representation or copy of an object that is larger or smaller than the actual size of the object being represented. Very often the scale model is smaller than the original and used as a guide to making the object in full size..
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Packs
Craftfoam is packed into boxes for safe shipment to your desired address.
Polyester
Type of finish offered on exterior metal panel
systems. A thermosetting paint
applied using similar techniques as those used for
PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride)
creating a hard, durable surface that is available
in a wide range of colours.
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Polypropylene
Type of plastic formed into sheets and generally
used as a lightweight substrate
or core for laminated panels. Sheets have a
'fluted' design to provide the appropriate
thickness while minimizing the weight of the
material.
Polystyrene
A thermoplastic produced by the polymerization of styrene (vinyl benzene).
Hot Wire
Our hot wire cutting machines produce craftfoam on an industrial scale 6 days a week. Our factory is open to school tours. (please apply)
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PVC
Polyvinylidene Chloride is a rigid copolymer that is
highly impermeable to water
vapour and is used for various types of molding
extrusions.
Moulds
Molding is the process of manufacturing by shaping pliable raw material using a rigid frame or model called a mould. Craftfoam is suitable for Hospital moulding depts.
Styrofoam
An XPS Insulation foam produce by the DOW chemical company.
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