I made this “new” tool you have to check out. I’ve always wanted a better curve tool for making outlines. I stumbled on this tool while trying to find a replacement part that was left out of my profile machine order. The profiler came from Australia, so I didn’t want to wait for the replacement. Anyway, this stuff is unreal. Uses I’ve thought of so far range from outlining to blank profile templates, to dome templates, to airbrushing, there’s probably a million uses around your shop. It’s called ultra flex mould. Sorry, didn’t do a search to see if this is old news. It’s pretty expensive, a 1" x 4" x 12’ net me 4 pieces. I’ll sell 'em predrilled every 5 inches for $50 + shipping if anybody out there wants a single, and doesn’t want to track it down. The tool is 3/4" square, you can tie it in a knot (see pics). Flex mould is used by finish carpenters to trim out round rooms, you can special order it through any good trim/door shop.
Yeah, it holds it’s shape pretty well. I don’t think it’ll work well for rails though, pretty heavy. Probably just a good tool. Plus, my friend Keith the cabinet guy who reminded me of this stuff had to make a special jig to profile it with his routers, really flexy and wanted to jump. But the company pours it into a mold and sells it in those profiles, they couldn’t beleive it when he profiled it. Ask any of your friends that do trim work, they’ve seen it. It might work, but it’d definitely be too heavy.
I think the best use as far as the current epoxy swing goes is super low tolerance blank profiling. You could have it cut to say 1/4" and run it straight down the stringer of a finished board, use that curve to make blank templates. Maybe a rocker jig would be even easier, just gonna give it a try.
thassit. I got it in a 1"x4"x12’, it net 4 3/4" square pieces. Like I said, I really only need 1 so if anybody wants some I’ll even pre-drill it for ya.
Good idea!! I haven’t tried to hotwire against it yet, but that’d probably work. I’ll write more about what we’re doing, but just trying to get some done right now, and Right Now the wifey’s bitchin at me to get home, so you’d say I’m all pau. Soon. But just to tide ya over, it’s dow boyancy billets, google that. Gotta give credit to Doug Wright, another epoxy pioneer for teaching me EVERYTHING about this stuff years ago. We used it for 'bout 5 years until we got lazy and started building what everybody else was. I love the stuff, and big thanks to XTR for figuring out the main problem with it. Now that we can vent it (I’m using a full template with a vent schedule and a dremmel with a teenie bit and router base for depth control) I think it’s the best. But, I’m biased and haven’t caught up with what Greg, Bert, and all the boys are doing with eps that stuff is amazing too!!! I’m just sold on closed cells, piggybacking the S-Core acceptance to blue foam (exact same color), and into new stuff like vacuum infusion (totally possible with this foam). Ok, one more thing: TEXALIUM. Not just for the bling bling but to cut core temps. Oooohhh so sweet.
