looking for foam board.

[shawdreamer]

looking to design and scratch build a wing but Ive hit a stumbling block....material.

obviously anyone in the know advised using the same thing for a scratch build project, that being "foamboard"

but..... I have absolutely no idea were to start with sourcing some decent quality board that'll work well for a wing build.

anyone got some solid suggestions or better yet their own preferred supplier?

[atomiclama]

I recently bought the following for my scratch build, turned up very quickly well packaged and looks decent enough stuff.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202389039614?ViewItem=&item=202389039614

Which is the same company as

http://www.depronfoam.co.uk/

[shawdreamer]

is that paper backed?

I was thinking of aiming for a relative slow fly high lift wing for my initial build, should give me a better chance of re-adjusting to fixed wing flying (I literally havnt touched a fixed in a decade :huh) so it'll probably need to be more rigid than impact resistant this time round.

[atomiclama]

Not paper backed but seams pretty tough, though I have nothing to compare it against.

Was planning on giving it a packing tape covering to toughen it up a bit.

[shawdreamer]

you could use vinyl laminate sheet instead of taping, I did it a couple of times back in the day but you could only really get it from stationary stores etc at the time and even small sheets and rolls were a bit pricey and often too thick,  nowadays you can get decent stuff in 80cm wide 3m roll from somewhere like Wilkinsons (thin but tough and stretches well with just a little bit of heat from a hairdryer), think I might pick up a fresh roll myself and give that foam a go.

[atomiclama]

Thought about laminating, but for a first build I think tape will be easier. It's going to end up battered in minutes anyway  ::)

[shawdreamer]

Im hoping that If I keep mine a relatively slow tame build it'll stick around long enough for me to re-energize my fixed wing wings so laminating might actually be a good idea for me.

[Bad Raven]

Depron does not like heat much, be careful attempting lamination. (It also does not like lots of differing glues or the propellent in aerosols)

I used to buy EPP sheet cut to specified thickness from Flyingwings, don't know if they still sell that way.

Robotbirds sells some EPP sheet.

[shawdreamer]

the stuff I used an age ago was the same with heat, I quickly learnt to heat the laminate away from the board after several rounds of "were the feck did that hole come from?"

the newer laminate like the stuff I mentioned from wilko's is quite thin (though still pretty tough) and softens and stretches quite easily even with only a little heat from a hair dryer (as appose to having to use a heat gun with the old stuff) so it should be workable.

[atomiclama]

Depron does not like heat much, be careful attempting lamination. (It also does not like lots of differing glues or the propellent in aerosols)

Yeah hot glue sort of melts into the sheet but has given a good bond to my carbon.
Will will see if the epoxy on motor mounts hold or dissolve the Depron.

Thanks for the heads up though. 

[Bad Raven]

Epoxy glue is fine, as is UHU POR.

Evo-Stick is fun if you want to liquify the lot.....................