Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Hi All Foamlings,

I came across something that made me decide to start a thread about
anything made from foam - or foam used as a major component.

Just to help show its versatility and how it can be used for many things.
And to help reinforce the idea of foam as a legitimate construction
material when and if applied/used correctly...

Here's the link to the inspiration for this thread.

http://www.itechdiary.com/spira-three-w ... erial.html

Cheers,
Norm/mezmo

That is seriously cool!! Makes you maybe a foamie canoe or yak to go with your foamie tear?

Cliff

Plans! We don't need no stinking plans!!

But this guy is selling plans for D-I-Y foam kayaks. We build teardrops, I'm sure we can do it without buying plans. And probably prettier as well.

http://cgi.ebay.com/KAYAK-PLANS-lightweight-foam-kayak-21-pounds-plans-DVD-/190517714262#vi-content

If you are going to build a bunch of foam stuff, you will need a Foam Cutter

Or maybe you need a CNC foam cutter!

Here's a neat article on how to build a foam boat

Want to do fiberglass over foam?

This guy is building a home of foam

Cliff, although I built the jigsaw type foam cutter , the hot wire bow was actually used much more ... and you can do gravity cutting too ...

Here's a link to a Japanese Co. that makes Foam domes for use as
housing:

http://www.i-domehouse.com/

It's still the same principal of foam as the core/shape maker and the
strength being in the "skins" [also in the shape too]. Good insulation
values are a bonus.

Wow, combining two Items of interest here: Domes and Foam.

Cheers,
Norm/mezmo

Guess we should have let the Japanese develop Foamie trailers... They seem to have it all worked out ...
Nice to see we're not alone in recognizing the properties of Foam ...

Foundation forms made of foam and offer serious R values for basements.

http://www.greenlightcustomhomes.com/icf-foundation/

john the Vanner

jhanlon wrote:Foundation forms made of foam and offer serious R values for basements.

http://www.greenlightcustomhomes.com/icf-foundation/

john the Vanner

We built our house using the ICF's. If I had it to do over again I would figure out a way to use more of it. All four exterior walls and two interior load bearing walls are foam. It is quiet and is easy to heat and cool. Our's is also a berm so half way underground as well.

Foam on!

Jack

Jack, you a slide player huh ???

GPW wrote:Jack, you a slide player huh ???

It just looks that way, I'm just a strummer. I play that way because I don't have a right arm from the elbow down and that is the only way I can reach the strings.
Here is a pic that shows it better.


Jack

Jack ... Most excellent you can do that ... From the small pic , I though you were playing slide ... My hat's off to you !!!