Re: Anyone did gum on Forex before?
Hi Gordon, In my understanding, chemically, they're the same (polystryrene). But physically/mechanically, they're pretty different: forex is pretty hard (and brittle) whereas standard foamcore (as I know it) is soft and elastic. Gatorboard is very different than Forex. Forex surface is special, very different than the core - despite being the same material. Foamcore with aluminum face is similar to dibond, but in dibond the core consist of polyethylene (pretty hard, compared to ->) not polystryrene. Will try to prime the surface with "Pollmeier -> Thijs Beer / Silicate Formula" tonight and see if it becomes printable that way. If yes, I'll be most happy! Regards, Loris. 28 Mart 2009, Cumartesi, 10:52 pm tarihinde, Gordon J. Holtslander yazmış: > This sounds like a kink of foamcore board. Anyone know the difference > between forex and standard foamcore > > I've research many foamcores for making pinhole cameras - but never > thought about printing on them > > Gatorboard is available in NorthAmerica > > found a foamcore with an aluminum face > > http://www.tri-dee.com/Ultra%20Aluminium%20face%20Panels.htm > > This page lists a archival foam core > > http://tri-dee.com/Mounting%20Board%20Information.htm > > Gord > Loris Medici wrote: > >>I just had few sample pieces of Forex Smart. The material is pretty >>interesting, whiteness and surface is just perfect -> looks very much >> like >>very smooth hot press paper but with a semi-matte/semi-glossy surface. >> The >>surface feels very toothy (micro scale) the touch and it looks like one >>could print gum on it w/o any special preparation! >> >>Will try it tonight and report back to the list. If it works, that means >> I >>finally found the holy grail (to me!) of gum on a synthetic / highly >>permanent / rigid surface... (Another good news is -> it's very low >>density, light but also rigid and hard panel which floats in water.) >> >>Any experience with Forex? >> >>Regards, >>Loris. >> >> >> > >
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