Hi,
I have no idea about the foam used to build Rc planes...Its somethin like EPP or depron or thermacol USED TO BUILD RC PLANES .
I need small samples of those material.So that i can touch that and feel its rigidity and the quality .I will show those samples to the shopkeepers ,then they will understand .As nobody understand the term EPP or depron here.

Thnks
Snehal

Hello!


Depron is also called Biofoam in local market. Try searching with that name. Let me see if I can manage the sample of biofoam for you.

Thanks.

well, it takes some searching to find depron in your city. It is available in kolkata but it took me 3 months to find it. You should try searching by the names of Extruded Polystyrene(chemical name, and the name by which i managed to find foam in my city), styrofoam (roofmate or floormate)(this name is also very common as it is used for roof insulation) and biofoam(biofoam is the brand name of extruded polystyrene manufactured by biopac corporation). Other foam that i have used is the high density thermocol which is very commonly available.

Snehal, send me your address and I will try to send you samples of Depron / Biofoam, Coroplast and Styrofoam.

In some shops they are known as cooling foam... they comes in different thickness like 6mm, 8mm, etc... and of colours like black , white......
they are available in allmost all the furniture shops..........

buy it from foamy builder, i bought it and made axis slow fly etc,out of it, just would break, nowadays he is not in good terms with some states including west bengal

http://www.rcindia.org/for-sale/depronbiofoam-for-sale-(5mm-only)/msg51686/#new

Quote from: augustinev on March 01, 2011, 04:10:15 PM
nowadays he is not in good terms with some states including west bengal

But if someone from west bengal is interested then call him or pm him, he will surely find a way to ship it to you, coz i've also bought from him.

so have I (me , presently in WB)

yes i know that bhaiya, kalyan da and i am keen on meeting you and learning from people like you.

i am organising a  RC meet here, will get in touch with you at that time, during the vacations

I wish I could also manage to come in RC meet. 

Quote from: augustinev on March 01, 2011, 04:10:15 PM
buy it from foamy builder, i bought it and made axis slow fly etc,out of it, just would break, nowadays he is not in good terms with some states including west bengal

http://www.rcindia.org/for-sale/depronbiofoam-for-sale-(5mm-only)/msg51686/#new

Not just west bengal, more specifically  medinipur

I wish i could come to RC meeting.....

[@ ashok bhaiya :  

@Wingco bhaiya : If you happen to come across any RC event or meet, which you feel would be helpful to beginners in West Bengal then please let me know, ill be more than happy to visit it with kalyan da, because i have had a really tough time finding an aeromodeller in kolkata who would be really good help to me.

Thanks to everybody for their time .I have got samples from vc.

(3" X 3" sizes approx):

1.Depron foam (Biofoam) 8mm
2.Blue Styrofoam
3.Coroplast
4.Biofoam 2mm

My first step for making planes.!!whoaaa

I request admin to close this topic.

Thnks
Snehal

Azhaguvel,

Have you received your samples too?

HI ,
Got samples today..thankyou Vc.
But i could not figure out which one is depron or biofoam or choroplast and syrofoam is clear from its blue colour
Styrofoam is a really very good light strong material.

Attaching a pic with numburing on it.
Also please mention me ,other names of those materials  which will help me in searching those in local market.

Also if anybody could mention me the price for those material and from where can i buy it online.

Thanks

1 and 2 is biofoam or depron ( other name Extruded polystyrene)
4 is "coroplast" not "chloroplast"(no biology :p) (other name sunpack)

Infact biofoam and Styrofoam are same chemically. They are all extruded polystyrene. It is a closed cell polystyrene foam which is manufactured through an extrusion process, hence extruded polystyrene. Biofoam is the brand name of extruded polystyrene manufactured by biopac corporation and Styrofoam is the brand name of extruded polystyrene manufactured by Dow Chemicals.