ronemca
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Many things come in cases: tools, fancy glassware, instruments etc. etc. etc..
And many of those items are nestled into a custom-shaped foam cavity within their cases...which has been created by dispensing some sort of liquid foam into the case when the item is already there. The result is much better than a pick-n-pluck cavity; it is a perfect, form-fitted cavity...into which the item can be returned again and again for secure and damage-free transport.
I'm guessing the liquid must be warm when it is dispensed so that it will flow to a certain extent(?) Therefore I presume that the item(s) must be at least somewhat resistant to heat(?) But I know nothing else. Would the foam be warm? Very warm? Hot? I guess something like a handgun or a set of screwdrivers would withstand the heat, but what about a plastic box of cartridges or an OBDII reader (which has a plastic housing)?
I want to know what this process (or machine or product) is called. And - more importantly - I want to learn whether it is practical to do this at home, because...
I have a few items that I'd like to be able to transport in a plastic case (like a Milwaukee drill case or a plastic briefcase)...along with some smaller related items...and I don't want to mess around with bubble wrap or try to carve shapes out of Styrofoam.
Can somebody tell me anything about this? Please?
And many of those items are nestled into a custom-shaped foam cavity within their cases...which has been created by dispensing some sort of liquid foam into the case when the item is already there. The result is much better than a pick-n-pluck cavity; it is a perfect, form-fitted cavity...into which the item can be returned again and again for secure and damage-free transport.
I'm guessing the liquid must be warm when it is dispensed so that it will flow to a certain extent(?) Therefore I presume that the item(s) must be at least somewhat resistant to heat(?) But I know nothing else. Would the foam be warm? Very warm? Hot? I guess something like a handgun or a set of screwdrivers would withstand the heat, but what about a plastic box of cartridges or an OBDII reader (which has a plastic housing)?
I want to know what this process (or machine or product) is called. And - more importantly - I want to learn whether it is practical to do this at home, because...
I have a few items that I'd like to be able to transport in a plastic case (like a Milwaukee drill case or a plastic briefcase)...along with some smaller related items...and I don't want to mess around with bubble wrap or try to carve shapes out of Styrofoam.
Can somebody tell me anything about this? Please?
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