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RC Equipments => Tools, Materials and Building Techniques => Topic started by: sagi8568 on June 26, 2013, 03:36:21 PM

Title: can i use Polystyrene Foam Board instead of depron
Post by: sagi8568 on June 26, 2013, 03:36:21 PM
can i use Polystyrene Foam Board instead of depron
i want to scratch build a foamie flyer

Title: Re: can i use Polystyrene Foam Board instead of depron
Post by: AnjanBabu on June 26, 2013, 04:02:03 PM
if you're talking about Styrofoam/Thermocol, yes you can.
if you're talking about sun board, yes you can, but heavier than the above.
Title: Re: can i use Polystyrene Foam Board instead of depron
Post by: sagi8568 on June 26, 2013, 04:24:29 PM
 :bow: Thank you anjan babu
Title: Re: can i use Polystyrene Foam Board instead of depron
Post by: ramarao on June 26, 2013, 06:27:57 PM
hi
sagi8568

could you please tell me where i can get Polystyrene Foam Board in Hyderabad...


Thank you :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Title: Re: can i use Polystyrene Foam Board instead of depron
Post by: hangingtough on June 26, 2013, 09:30:42 PM
For strength you need to put a glue paper coner on this
Title: Re: can i use Polystyrene Foam Board instead of depron
Post by: sagi8568 on June 27, 2013, 12:56:43 PM
Hi RamaRao,

for polystyrene foam board you can try the below link ,,,there is one supplier from hyderabad
http://dir.indiamart.com/impcat/foam-boards.html

you can try for depron/biofoam at siddhartha agency, ramkote X road
ph: 24757716,24753583
ramesh kumar 9440062430

i have found the above posted by one of rcindia member some time back i haven't called them up yet though.
good luck!

Title: Re: can i use Polystyrene Foam Board instead of depron
Post by: sagi8568 on June 27, 2013, 01:47:00 PM
Hanging tough,

thanks for the suggestion!!
Title: Re: can i use Polystyrene Foam Board instead of depron
Post by: sagi8568 on June 27, 2013, 02:56:15 PM
Hi Ramarao

i reliased that it was you who posted about biopack sheets availablity in ramkote x roads some time back, pls share your experience with foam from the above shop you had posted about,

i am planning to start shopping for scratch building this weekend,

pls suggest
Title: Re: can i use Polystyrene Foam Board instead of depron
Post by: ramarao on June 27, 2013, 11:38:20 PM
hi sagi8568

you can use that biopack for scratch build. i suggest you to follow plans in flitetest.com. they used same foamboard(they called dollor tree foamboard).simple plans very easy to build. follow these links
http://flitetest.com/articles/FT_Flyer_Scratch_build
http://electricrcaircraftguru.blogspot.in/2013/02/building-flitetest-nutball-swappable.html

enjoy..... :) :) :) :)
Title: Re: can i use Polystyrene Foam Board instead of depron
Post by: sagi8568 on June 28, 2013, 09:46:14 AM
Ramarao

Thanks for the links and suggestion.
shall follow the same.