Stryker4002

Greetings I am looking for 6mm depron or dow blue core foam. I CANNOT find it in any lowes in Utah . I would like to build a few pusher jet park flyers but need the foam before I get too excited . Can someone please direct me to a CURRENT source for this foam. Thanks I appreciate it. Please email me at [email protected] with an answer. Thanks again Denny

jdetray

Hi Denny -

You can purchase Depron and many other types of foam from [link=http://www.rcfoam.com/]RCFOAM[/link].

In my area (Ohio) Dow seems to be phasing out BlueCor in favor of Protection Board III. This might be happening nation wide. Protection Board III is very similar to BlueCor but has the thin plastic film on only one side rather than both sides. It is still blue in color, still 1/4-inch thick, and still sold in the same 25-panel fanfold bundles.

Protection Board III is found in the insulation section at my Lowes. It's intended for use under vinyl or aluminum siding. My Lowes also has a couple of thicker types of blue foam.

It's possible that this type of insulation is simply not used in your area, so Lowes does not stock it there. You might call around to other home centers and lumber yards - any place that sells insulation and building supplies. I found my last bundle of BlueCor a few years ago at a local lumber yard. They even had a big banner saying "Dow BlueCor Available Here." I couldn't miss it!

- Jeff

Sparrowhawk963

Lowes sells a blue foam called Bluelinx 1/4" x 48" x 50' Fanfold Sheathing
Item #: 127129 Model: 669153
And I have bought it from the West Jordan Lowes.

Flightops_69

Hey all, I'm poor too, and wife would rather spend money on food storage... How well does this stuff work for fabricating acft?

Flightops_69

Hey all, I'm poor too, and wife would rather spend money on food storage... How well does this stuff work for fabricating acft?

moodier

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HI;New to this foam bit want tobuild a Capricorn for float flying!I got sojme depron about 3/16th thick but here no idea how toobtain more of it and what size do you use as seems to be sold in mm!What about the stuff that Michaels etc sell looks about the same and does come in different thicknesses.Actually have some of this about 1/4" thick and after sitting for a while now has a big bow in it wouldn't be good if it was a wing!!DId Google search and lot of CO.s in the UK listed.What size do you use for planes?This 3/16th looks to be OK for wing actually it is the remnants from a Capricorn I think!Any hints!!Thanks

jdetray

The most common thickness of Depron used for building foamies is 6mm or slightly less than 1/4-inch (0.2362 inches). Depron is also available in 1, 2, 3, and 9mm thickness. [link=http://www.rcfoam.com/]RCFOAM.com[/link] sells these thicknesses.

You can often fix a bend or bow in a sheet by gently bending it in the opposite direction.

- Jeff