Making a target form foam skins

julle

New member
Is anyone familiar with making an archery target out of foam skins? The skin is the layer of foam that comes in contact with the mold when pouring. They are cut off and generally seen as a waste product. I know they are used in a number of layered foam targets. I contacted a foam producer and asked them about the skins, they told me I could buy them for a low price. Now the problem is from which foam do I need the skins? They produce a number of different foam types but I don't know which one would work for a target. I also can't drive to the factory just to take a few samples because it's to far for just that. Can someone help me out?
 

julle

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Nicked from other threads...


...and this thread for the rest...
http://www.archeryinterchange.com/f275/layered-foam-bosses-113923/

Thanks, but the problem is that we don't have plastazote in the Netherlands, it's just an english brand name for a type of foam. Also the shore measurement can be taken with different devices giving different readings. My guess it's taken with a type O durometer...
http://www.qualityfoam.com/docs/164_LD60.pdf I think this is the type of foam they are talking about. It gives 70 shore on a OO which converts to 28 shore on a type O according to this chart http://www.ttequip.com/knowledgelibrary/TechPageShoreDurometerConversionChart.htm.

Would be easier if people mentioned densities instead of these confusing numbers.
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julle

New member
Hey, I'd never even heard of the unit before reading the post from Yew Selfbow...
I know you were just quoting Martin, no hard feelings ;-)

Berny, do you know what density they use? I see they sell 15kg/m3 up to 120kg/m3, I live in the Netherlands so won't be able to buy it from them but just to get an indication for what I have to search for. Also plastazote is a brand name for a certain formula used in the UK, I don't know how they call it here in the Netherlands.
 

Berny

Active member
Sorry I don't know - click the link - Look up the phone on the website & give them a call.
 
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