Camera case foam

[S.A.M]

Hello SGL, Can anybody help me out with this question please? I have been giving an old aluminium camera case and on the inside there is some foam with pre cut squares. I would need to replace this foam so I could make my own shapes for any equipment I would like to keep in this camera box. Does the pre cut foam have a name and if so were could I purchase some?

Any thoughts would be most grateful.

Peter:icon_salut:

[S.A.M]

Tilte should have been 'Camera case foam' finger trouble!

Peter

[Rufusgj]

try this one from eBay:

75mm Thick Pre-Cut Pull Out Camera Case Foam Packaging on eBay (end time 20-May-11 10:23:36 BST)

You'll have to check sizes etc.

Simon

[S.A.M]

Thanks Simon for the info. Once I get home tonight I will have a look at the page on e bay, I cannot not access e bay from work unfortunately!

Cheers

Peter

[Carbon Brush]

I bought 'camera case foam' from ebay a year or two back. The supplier offered it in different thicknesses. Found it useful to put one intact layer to the case, then one cut out layer in the centre. Made neat cutting a lot easier.

[TheThing]

Tilte should have been 'Camera case foam' finger trouble!

Peter

Changed it for you.

[S.A.M]

Thanks!

Peter

[Viv]

Just be careful on the quality of the foam.

I bought the Jessops stuff (was the last one), but it's a bit too spoongy.

The stuff that comes with the Maplin cases is perfect.

(trying not to get excited about foam here).

[S.A.M]

Thanks Simon for the info about the pre cut foam for a camera case. I have just brought the item from E Bay.

Peter:D

[brantuk]

Some places call this pick'n'pluck foam - might help your search results

[MorningMajor]

Try efoam - will supply any size you want

[ismangil]

Really amazed at what you can learn here, who knew there's such a product??

I've filed this away as 'very useful to know'

Thanks!

[S.A.M]

Efoam looks good but you do get five pieces of the foam, unfortunately at the moment my project only requires the one piece. Good for money in the long run but expensive if you only need one piece. You cannot win sometimes!

Peter

[jamespels]

Must be the season for this question

Another thread in the astro lounge about Maplin having their cases & foam on offer again: http://stargazerslounge.com/astro-lounge/142288-accessory-cases-offer.html#post1814250

[Bulkins]

I've been toying with the idea of getting a case for my HEQ5 and have also been a bit dismayed at the high cost of foam. I'm giving serious thought to cutting up foam sleeping mat(s). Go Outdoors have them on offer at £5.99 size 1800mm x 500mm x 9mm. I think the density will be about right and it will be easy to cut with a stanley. The 9mm thickness is not ideal but it should be easy to fix the layers together with adhesive spray.

[MorningMajor]

I haven't bought from efoam, but although the "pick n pluck" foam is quite expensive the standard packaging foam - here - seems reasonable

[m.tweedy]

got mine here seems expensive til you see how much you get

eFoam, all sorts of foam: Pick and pluck, pre cubed foam

[Bulkins]

I decided to get the Maplins £49.99 high impact case and bought two foam sleeping mats from Go Outdoors to replace the pick 'n' pluck foam that comes with the case at it seems a bit too soft. I went for the slightly more expensive mats at £8.99 but only needed two, so still much cheaper than the alternatives. The foam mats are 10mm thick and I was replacing an 80mm depth of foam in the bottom half of the case - so I needed 8 pieces - the two mats provided me with more than enough. It took me a couple of hours to cut the foam but it was really easy to get a precise cut with a stanley blade.

[Psychobilly]

Nice job .. I bought two when they were on offer (£10 off each) had planned to put the HEQ5 in one but didnt trust the foam so might have to go the same way or order a coupel of sheets of the PE foam we use in work...

[Bulkins]

One thing I felt about using 8 x 10mm sheets was that it was easy to gradually build up a contoured cut-out. I really don't think it would have been as good a finish if I'd used one or two thicker sheets.