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Ethan Cooper · November 11th, 2005, 12:19 PM

I know this is a stretch, but I'm trying to "support" a dsr-500 in a hard shell case on a long flight. We have an old case with foam cutout for a single camera, but were wanting to customize it to hold our dsr-500 and dsr-300 to save space. Where can I find some large (2' x 4') pieces of pluck foam? I seem to be having difficulty finding anything online that fits what I need. I figure I'm just not looking in the right places.

Karl J Martin · November 11th, 2005, 12:40 PM

We have a company in Burbank, CA called "Foam Mart," which carries darn near every form of foam known to man...if you contact them with what you need, I expect they could ship to you...

They list pluck-out foam on their website, here:

http://www.foammart.com/foammarthome.html

Graham Risdon · November 12th, 2005, 05:56 AM

I went to a local bed/furniture factory who advertised foam cut to size. They would have charged a fortune to cut it for me, but gave me a piece of foam (about 8'x6' and 1" thick). I then cut it to size using a sharp knife. You need to do it in layers, but with a bit of patience, I managed to get a reasonable result for my DSR-V10/minicam kit. Don't know how it would work on a camera case though...

Richard Alvarez · November 12th, 2005, 08:19 AM

If you can't find pluck-foam for it, and have to resort to stock foam. Don't cut it with a matte knife. Cut it with an electric carving knife. Much easier and cleaner.

Charles Papert · November 12th, 2005, 11:32 AM

Any place that sells Pelicans and Storm Cases also sell pick and pluck foam sets for those cases--perhaps one of their sizes will match your case also.

Milo Skinner · November 22nd, 2005, 12:49 PM

Like was mentioned before, I find foam at a fabric / upholstery type store. My favorite way to cut it is with my bandsaw. It makes for very clean, straight cuts.

November 11th, 2005, 12:19 PM	#1
Ethan Cooper Trustee Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houma, La. Posts: 1,400 Images: 5	Case Foam I know this is a stretch, but I'm trying to "support" a dsr-500 in a hard shell case on a long flight. We have an old case with foam cutout for a single camera, but were wanting to customize it to hold our dsr-500 and dsr-300 to save space. Where can I find some large (2' x 4') pieces of pluck foam? I seem to be having difficulty finding anything online that fits what I need. I figure I'm just not looking in the right places.

November 12th, 2005, 11:32 AM	#5
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	Any place that sells Pelicans and Storm Cases also sell pick and pluck foam sets for those cases--perhaps one of their sizes will match your case also. __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com

November 11th, 2005, 12:40 PM	#2
Karl J Martin Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 33	We have a company in Burbank, CA called "Foam Mart," which carries darn near every form of foam known to man...if you contact them with what you need, I expect they could ship to you... They list pluck-out foam on their website, here: http://www.foammart.com/foammarthome.html

November 12th, 2005, 05:56 AM	#3
Graham Risdon Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 192	I went to a local bed/furniture factory who advertised foam cut to size. They would have charged a fortune to cut it for me, but gave me a piece of foam (about 8'x6' and 1" thick). I then cut it to size using a sharp knife. You need to do it in layers, but with a bit of patience, I managed to get a reasonable result for my DSR-V10/minicam kit. Don't know how it would work on a camera case though...

November 12th, 2005, 08:19 AM	#4
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	If you can't find pluck-foam for it, and have to resort to stock foam. Don't cut it with a matte knife. Cut it with an electric carving knife. Much easier and cleaner.

November 22nd, 2005, 12:49 PM	#6
Milo Skinner New Boot Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 14	Like was mentioned before, I find foam at a fabric / upholstery type store. My favorite way to cut it is with my bandsaw. It makes for very clean, straight cuts.