EDRO EPS

General Discussion
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What brand of EPS actually the better EDRO EPS?

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Insulfoam uses the EDRO process in their foams. Multiple factories around the US. Do a search and you should be able to track down something nearby.

Tomas

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I just found some Insulfoam EPS at Lowes (eastern NC). Picked up a 2" and a 1" sheet. They also had 1/2" and 3/4" in stock and they had the blue XPS foam in several thicknesses.

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Insulfoam uses the EDRO process in their foams. Multiple factories around the US. Do a search and you should be able to track down something nearby.

Tomas

Is there a company that sells premade blanks with stringers from this EDRO EPS foam?

Or can you only buy it just as a block of foam that you have to hotwire a rocker out of, or thinner sheets (like those from Lowes) that you bond together to get the thickness needed, and then put a stringer or perimeter stringers in/on youself?

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www.sfoam.com these guys are in the classifieds on the front page of swaylocks

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Ah thanks. Saw insulfoam in the archs somewhere but thought it was generic xerox type name for rigid insulation.

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hi guys

does anybody happen to know where to get that stuff in Europe or the UK?

Cheers

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Klaus,

The makers of the equipment are in Italy.  I don’t fully recall, but think they might be spelled IDRO there.   I do remember that I phoned several places around the USA, and Euroupe before I located the product.  It turned out that I had been using it all along from Insulfoam.  The well fused old tech is as good , or better, than a poor batch of EPS blown with EDRO equipment.  Oh yeah, I just noticed,…Welcome!

sickdog

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Klaus, are you looking for EPS for surfboards or EDRO machines?

 

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i’m looking for a producer in europe or preferably the uk which uses the edro machinery as if i understand  it correctly this eps has a higher quality

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I don’t know if their blocks are made in an EDRO machine, but check www.atuacores.com, they are really specialized in EPS blanks for surfboards (tailor-cut to your specifications or not) and the foam is of high quality. You might like it, they ship all over Europe… I don’t think the EDRO machines are the only ones to be able to make good quality EPS, as this depends more on how the beads are pre-processed, then packed (in a cold machine or an already hot machine after a few blocks, etc…). Block selection is also important in a batch.