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Re: Will bottles (or balloons) absorb expansion?
By:Mark Kanzler
Date: 8/4/1998, 2:49 pm
In Response To: Re: Will bottles (or balloons) absorb expansion? (Stephen Bumb)

The problem I had was I couldn't see into the area to tell how much foam was in it. I was filling a hollow core door through 3/8" holes. If you come up with an idea for this problem (besides plexiglass panels!) let me know.

> I don't know if that would work but the idea of using the bottles
> was not to absorbe expansion but to reduce the amount of foam used.
> You need to use this foam a couple of times to learn how much to inject
> into an area so as not to over fill it and you need a place for the
> foam to over flow if you use too much.

Messages In This Thread

Floatation
Jim Ward -- 8/3/1998, 5:02 pm
Re: Floatation
Timothy - Toronto, Ontario -- 8/5/1998, 3:16 pm
Re: Floatation
Rich Kuchar -- 8/4/1998, 9:04 am
Re: Floatation
Stephen Bumb -- 8/4/1998, 2:29 pm
Re: Floatation
Mark Kanzler -- 8/4/1998, 10:23 am
Re: Floatation
paul lund -- 8/4/1998, 2:09 am
Re: Floatation
Martin Foil -- 8/4/1998, 11:13 am
Re: Floatation
Stephen Bumb -- 8/4/1998, 1:14 am
Will bottles (or balloons) absorb expansion?
Pete Ford -- 8/4/1998, 1:40 pm
Re: Will bottles (or balloons) absorb expansion?
Stephen Bumb -- 8/4/1998, 2:40 pm
Re: Will bottles (or balloons) absorb expansion?
Mark Kanzler -- 8/4/1998, 2:49 pm
Re: Floatation
Mark Kanzler -- 8/4/1998, 10:19 am
Mother-In-Law
Mike R -- 8/4/1998, 1:05 pm
Re: Mother-In-Law
Mark Kanzler -- 8/4/1998, 1:26 pm
Re: Floatation
Mark Kanzler -- 8/3/1998, 6:25 pm