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Fly Box Foam

Started by Black-Don, May 08, 2012, 11:00:55 AM

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Black-Don

Can anyone recommend a supplier for fly box foam either plain or slitted plastazote or ethafoam about 3mm thick, ideally self adhesive. These are trade names so any other advice on suitable sources / materials would be welcome.

I'm looking more for a wholesaler rather than a retailer as I can get 3mm x 300 x 200 mm sheets x 4 for about £5 but was maybe looking to buy this in larger sizes i.e. rolls or sheets.

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Black-Don

#2
That would be spot on if the sizes were larger Sandy but a bit too small for what I'm after.

There must be a supplier in the Glasgow area that does 3mm white closed cell foam in large sheets or rolls. I have the name of a place in Belfast and daresay a google with a few phonecalls woud get me what I'm after. I just wondered if anyone had any ideas for readily available alternatives. I remember Mike had some foam stuck to his rotating fly box but I can't find the thread.

The fly storage box I'm making is turning out not too bad and I've a few ideas for variants. I'd probably sell them but not to make a lot of money, more from the point of view of a self funding hobby that would pay for the odd fishing trip to Alaska for a bit of arctic charr fishing and perhaps the Baja in Mexico for a bit of world class big game fishing at least twice a year :lol:

Buanán

Put on you best suit and go visit tell them your building a few prototypes for a fly box range your developing, leaving with some samples of course ;)

http://www.amariplastics.com/amariplastics/products/productview.asp?tid=102

Inchlaggan

Quote from: guest on May 08, 2012, 06:32:13 PM

The fly storage box I'm making is turning out not too bad and I've a few ideas for variants. I'd probably sell them but not to make a lot of money, more from the point of view of a self funding hobby that would pay for the odd fishing trip to Alaska for a bit of arctic charr fishing and perhaps the Baja in Mexico for a bit of world class big game fishing  :lol:
Feck me, what are you charging for them?
Had a wee trip to the workshop today to try one for myself, did not go down the mitre route, made things more complicated with the joints, mix of mahogany, cherry and oak, none of this plywood stuff. I'll put up a photae when it's done.
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Black-Don

#5
Quote from: Buanán on May 08, 2012, 06:38:06 PM
Put on you best suit and go visit tell them your building a few prototypes for a fly box range your developing, leaving with some samples of course ;)

http://www.amariplastics.com/amariplastics/products/productview.asp?tid=102

Good link Buanán, I think a phone call and visit will be getting made very soon, thanks  :)

Quote from: Inchlaggan on May 08, 2012, 06:41:47 PM
Feck me, what are you charging for them?
Had a wee trip to the workshop today to try one for myself, did not go down the mitre route, made things more complicated with the joints, mix of mahogany, cherry and oak, none of this plywood stuff. I'll put up a photae when it's done.

Oops you got your quote in before I edited my post to say I'm intending to go big game fishing at least a couple of times a year  :lol: I don't think I'll be going any time soon though as the internet is awash with fly storage and collection boxes   :roll:

Finger jointing, morticising or dovetailing would be a much better, more attractive & stronger solution for the corners but I'm not a cabinet maker so don't have the appropriate tools and I'm not pissing about with the dremel or tiny router bits at this stage .

Time is also a factor which is why I went for the mitres but using this method and mitre bond is an effective way of achieving a strong enough joint for the purposes of a simple prototype.

Oh aye and as for this " mahogany, cherry and oak " toffery. It's just as well they don't allow gazumping in Scotland is all I can say    :roll: :lol:

Traditionalist

Quote from: guest on May 08, 2012, 06:32:13 PM
That would be spot on if the sizes were larger Sandy but a bit too small for what I'm after.
. I remember Mike had some foam stuck to his rotating fly box but I can't find the thread.


http://www.wildfisher.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=18291.msg195179#msg195179

TL
MC

Black-Don

Quote from: Mike Connor on May 08, 2012, 09:24:28 PM
http://www.wildfisher.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=18291.msg195179#msg195179

TL
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Mike, I managed to find that thread of yours  http://www.wildfisher.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=17720.msg189418#msg189418 . Does the rubber strip not get chewed up badly by the flies when you take them in and out ?

My original idea for the fly box was to line it completely with plastazote but the more I think about it, strip inserts may look and work better as well as being more versatile.

Quote from: guest on May 08, 2012, 11:07:08 PM
There's a company in Glasgow - Caledonian Group, Hillington - we use them a lot for close cell foam to line peli cases. Platazote/ethafoam in 8' x 4' sheets - worth a telephone call for a few samples.



I'll check that out Andy, thanks Donald.

Fishtales

What about sticky magnetic sheet/tape?

http://www.magnetic-paper.com/shop.asp?ID=10

I bought their printable A4 magnetic paper and made fridge magnets with it using the families photographs printed out on my inkjet :)
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Traditionalist

#9
Quote from: guest on May 09, 2012, 12:44:16 AM
Mike, I managed to find that thread of yours  http://www.wildfisher.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=17720.msg189418#msg189418 . Does the rubber strip not get chewed up badly by the flies when you take them in and out ?



No, it works fine. As the strip comes with a powerful adhesive backing, you just cut to size and place them where you want them.  I have a strip on my hat which has been used a lot and it's fine.  Foam inserts are of course not much use for barbless hooks, but you can insert a piece of magnetic strip down the centre of the draught excluder strip and it will then hold barbless hooks as well. You need to give the magnet a coat of epoxy or it will rust.

The strip is very easy to use, very robust, and comes in various types and sizes;



Also quick and easy to replace if required, but I have some boxes that have strips in them that are over ten years old and well used. Still work perfectly.

Makes perfect "ridged" fly boxes with your own spacing ( a problem with ripple foam) also, if you do manage to bugger up a strip it just takes a few seconds to replace. The stuff is also cheap. I have never had to replace a strip yet and I have been using some for a very long time. There are two lengths of the stuff in most packets of 10 metres  =  20 metres of strip at least.  Prices vary, the stuff on Amazon is cheap enough though.

I have used the tesa-moll strips for a very long time and I bought them in a local DIY market years ago.  There are doubtless other brands that will work, but this is the one I use.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_7_4/280-1934595-0220505?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=tesa+draught+excluder&sprefix=tesa%2Caps%2C162

I wouldn't use anything else now. Never did like various foams much. This stuff works much better, is easier to set up how you want it, easier to put flies in, keeps hackles etc safe and it looks attractive in the box.

Foam is generally just a pain in the arse.

TL
MC

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