Here are some pics of coal loads I made from packing foam.
- Just cut to size
- taper side and ends
- paint with acrylic paint
- add aquirium filter charcoal if desired with wet white glue or while paint still wet
Jim
Nice idea, I am going to try it!!!
Very nice indeed, and the light weight would be most welcome. What did you use to cut/taper the styrofoam?
Nice JIM,
I used the spongy type foam and used the real coal(lots of it here in the coal region of Pa.),
used the same technique with white glue then took spray paint and gave one good coal. Well done JIM.
laz57
Nice work!!!
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I used a cheap serrated knife to cut to size and initial taper then back drag the blade to add texture.
Jim
Sturgeon-Phish,
Thanks for the prompt reply. Did you experience any difficulty getting rid of the zillions of electro-statically charged “snow” that seems to cling to everything? Would a hot-wire knife reduce of eliminate this problem?
It was messy, but I wiped the loads down with a damp cloth and it removed the particles. A hot knife would cut with less mess, but I wonder if it would give the same irregular texture?
Jim
The spongy type of foam works great because you don’t have to be exact when cutting it. Too big will squeeze in to a hopper without a problem.
Jim
No mess either when cutting it.
laz57
WOW thanks for the great idea
A CTT Magazine article in the making. [:)]
Thanks fo the tips. I will try it soon.