REFLECTOR: Seat foam

[KeithHallsten]

Re: REFLECTOR: Seat foamDoes anyone know the "chemical" or "generic" name
for temperfoam?  I was looking through the various foams on McMaster-Carr's
website, and didn't see any that seem to match the description.
Keith Hallsten


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Dave Dent
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Seat foam

I have been using temperfoam in my planes for years.  I'm about to change
out the foam I have in my XL to temperfoam, not necessarily this name..
Both my EZ's had it and it's great for very long trips.  But you can buy the
same stuff from McMaster Carr under a different name.  The lightest weight
cost right around $55 for a 4X8 sheet.  Check out their types of foams.
Don't be taken in with fancy names.  Temperfoam is one of those names.
Yellow and pink is used for ear plugs.
It was made first for wheel chair confined people, not NASA as told. There
are about four different densities.  For aircraft seats I have used a combo
of pink, blue and green.  You can cut it with a electric knife with little
effort.  Glue it together with 3M-90 spry glue.
Dave


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Dennis Martin
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Seat foam

Anyone considered the Temperfoam at CostCo?  I saw it there last week.  (I
think it was Temperfoam brand - if not it behaved like the original).    It
was about 3" thick, and was packaged as a "comfort" pad to lay on top of a
traditional mattress.  It's such sticky stuff maybe it could be stacked
(sandwich layers) for seat bottoms.  I estimate that one pad would provide
more than enough for four seats.    Cost seemed VERY GOOD.  Might be
something we could cut up and use in seats.

Dennis Martin