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PostPosted: Jun 19, 2009 8:45 am    Post subject: Cutting Styrofoam Reply with quote

Ok I just came across 2 giant blocks of styrofoam from a wrecked dock both are about 4ftx10ftx2ft. I'm wanting to cut them down to make a long floating table top, anybody got any suggestions? Thanks.
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PostPosted: Jun 19, 2009 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

a hot wire is your best bet but that is not something most people have access to, hand saws work well but are time consuming, cable saws work great. hell i have even used a chainsaw to cut up foam thats washed up to dispose of it easier.
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PostPosted: Jun 19, 2009 9:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

we were thinking about a chain saw but I think that will shred the foam instead of making a decent cut. Hmm hot wire sounds interesting blow torch+wire=hot wire. Need some good gloves though. Also anybody know anything about making a floating box like at TSR? I've got the basic idea just dont know how much styrofoam to use to stop it from bobing too bad when you hit it.
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PostPosted: Jun 19, 2009 10:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok so I just checked out some lumber and I didnt know there where so many different types of treated lumber. What should I get?
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PostPosted: Jun 19, 2009 11:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

So I've been sitting at work drawing up a fun box, my sales rep just came back to check it out. His comment was "for a fun box that doesn't look that fun". It made me get to thinking he was right I wanna make something new so I am. haha I'm still drawing, I'm gonna have a few variations but i'll scan them and post shortly.
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PostPosted: Jun 19, 2009 11:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sagittorious, sounds good dude.
just make sure that (whoever your water police are) don't see it. it's illegal to have styrofoam floating anything in the lake. Or atleast it is in Tennessee.
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PostPosted: Jun 19, 2009 12:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well I'm hoping to put it down in the bayou in baytown. Right now I'm looking at spending about 68$ on just 2x4's. The box is looking to be 1ft tall 16ft long. The bonus is gonna be a 8ft long 1ft tall incline that bolts to the last 8ft box. My drawings are crude.
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PostPosted: Jun 19, 2009 12:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote



So far this is what I sketched up.

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PostPosted: Jun 19, 2009 1:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Jun 19, 2009 1:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sagittorious, not to be a bonerkill or anything, but that's probably gonna come out to be 10 feet long, give or take. That's like getting on then immediately getting off when you're goin 20 MPH. If i were you, i'd make it like 18 or 20 feet long. Just sayin, bro.
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PostPosted: Jun 19, 2009 1:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Each box is gonna be 8ft long 1ft tall and 3ft wide. Right now I just want to get 2 8ft boxes made plus the 8ft kicker. After I see how those go I'm going to build more or redesign.
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PostPosted: Jun 19, 2009 1:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ohhh, my fault.
I didn't read those blueprints right.
That's gonna be a sick rail dude, keep us updated! Birthday
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PostPosted: Jun 19, 2009 2:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

definately gonna snap some shots of the build I want it to be the crown jewel of the bayou and be good for all levels of riders.
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PostPosted: Jun 19, 2009 2:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sagittorious, good thinking. that's how my recently built incline is. 2'x16' ride on. Cool
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PostPosted: Jun 19, 2009 6:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can make a hot knife with a piece of bare wire and 12 Volt, 8 Amp Hour Battery. Just attach each end of the wire to the two leads and this cause the wire to heat up because you are creating a dead short. Just wear gloves.
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PostPosted: Jun 20, 2009 5:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

k so a hand saw worked great for cutting the styrofoam it was just alittle messy. The box looks nothing like what I drew up cause my bro that was helping with the build had another Idea and decided to do it his way. Im not putting anymore money down on that build. Its only 8ft long and wont be able to hook up to another box like I wanted to. O well like the saying goes if you want something done right do it yourself.
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PostPosted: Jun 21, 2009 10:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

8 feet... good luck
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