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Re: closed cell foam

To: snyler <mtyler@hctc.net>
Subject: Re: closed cell foam
From: Guy & Pamela Pepoy <gppepoy@cybertrails.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 13:05:31 -0700
Hi guys,
I went to a local place called "Bearing Belt and Chain:".  They gave me 
a piece of belt material that was about 2 feet wide and 3 feet long. 
 They had rolls of this stuff hundreds of feet long.They just cut it off 
a piece of scrap belt material.  This stuff is tough and about .250" 
thick.  I think it is used to transport gravel and rock material used in 
the mining industry.  It is a very durable rubber and has fiber plys. I 
just cut it up to size with a box knife. This stuff will last alot 
longer than I will.
Guy
Tempe, AZ
67.5
stroker.

snyler wrote:

>At 7:56 PM -0400 10/18/02, datsunmike wrote:
>
>>Reinforced rubber like that from a car tire is great. Someone mentioned used
>>conveyor belts which have the same construction.
>>
>>Mike
>>
>
>       I'm thinking of going this route with the truck resto.  I've 
>been working with foams for quite a few years, which leads me towards 
>solid or reinforced rubber padding.  I think the camping pads are 
>usually polyethylene (polythene other environs).  Probably pretty 
>good degredation resistance if not exposed to light .
>       I'm even a bit leery of urethane bushings long term.  Anyone 
>know of any 30 year old poly bushings?  The rubber rots with time, 
>but urethane does too.  Time will tell.
>
>-Marc T.

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