[dorkbotsea-blabber] Foam source in Seattle?

[Paul Holman]

On Oct 14, 2006, at 1:10 PM, Wim Lewis wrote:

> On Oct 14, 2006, at 11:04 AM, branen salmon wrote:
>>> > There's a place at about 52nd and Roosevelt called the Foam  
>>> Store. Not
>>> > 100% certain they are open on Saturdays, but I believe they are.
>>
>> Awesome!  I'll check them out--they're just down the street from me.
>>
>> Also, on a related note, any ideas on rigid or semi-rigid plastic
>> sheets?  Maybe corrugated?  For this application, I doubt I'll *need*
>> any sort of stiffeners in the sides, but it might make a nice  
>> cosmetic
>> touch...
>
> There's a sort of extruded white mostly-rigid plastic board that I  
> see a lot on displays or cheap outdoor signs (like towing-company  
> notices). Try an art store. It sounds like you're in the U  
> district, so try the U bookstore's art department, or the art store  
> on 45th and 8th (around the corner from the Mac store and the pet  
> store).
>
> For more exotic plastic needs, there's TAP plastics, there's one on  
> the east side and one south of Lake Union --- I haven't gone there  
> though.

For even more exotic plastic needs, I go to Laird Plastics.  They  
seem to have the most elaborate selection in town.  They're not  
retail oriented though, so if you don't know what you want going in,  
it isn't the sort of place where you can just look at stuff.

pablos.
--
Paul Holman
Komposite, Inc.
206.412.3806


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