Closed Cell Foams that can be manipulated by hand or machine.
Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPS) and Extruded Polystyrene Foam (XPS) are formed by two different methods, creating a foam blank that has similar properties but requires very different ways of working by hand or machine.
** Image above: XPS foam full scale model of Mercedez Benz Biome Concept car at Autodesk Gallery, San Francisco. Photo by: Erin Carson/TechRepublic
EPS/XPS Side by Side
Rigid Foam Comparisons
Adhesive Evaluation for EPS & EXP Foams (they are different!!!)
Contact Cement
Great Stuff Construction Adhesive
Super77 Adhesive
Adhesive Comparison and Evaluation
EPS Foam: Tools and preparation techniques for working with EPS foam
01_Tool Intro_brushes, blades, adhesive tape
02_Intro to Foam demo and dust protection
02.1_Intro to Foam demo and Tech Drawings
02.2_Squaring up foam
02.3_Squaring up and enlarging foam block_Part1
02.4_Squaring up and enlarging foam block_Part2
02.5 Attaching Orthos to Foam
XPS Foam: Tools and preparation techniques for working with XPS foam
Glueing up XPS Foam: Method 1
Glueing up XPS Foam: Method 2
Glueing up XPS Foam: Method 3
Glueing up XPS Foam: Method 4
