So I bought a pelican case, and its AWESOME. But of course, the inserts that came with it allow everything to rattle around. Can someone tell me where to get the foam so I can mod it? Tried hobby lobby, micheals, and walmart, but all they had was seat cushion foam... which was too squishy, and white on top of it. Made for some ugly casing material. Help!
Pelican case modding....
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someone suggested going to a upholstery store or shop. i got the same case and came to the same conclusion. so i made my own. check it out in this forum. its titled my daily carry case. i fit 2 510's and a 401, 402 and 403 assembled and plenty of extras.
I previously used craft foam sheets, glued together with craft glue for other projects requiring a custom foam insert. They are dirt cheap, you can get any color you want, and the idea, is you build up the thickness you need, by gluing more and more sheets.
Once glued, weight them down with something flat, and heavy overnight. In the end, you'll likely find that after the overnight squish fest, you'll need to add maybe 1 more sheet again to make up for what squished, but most times, it appears after a day or so without weight, it expands fully again.
I used a metal template, and cut each sheet how I need it, then stack them, so I didn't have to cut a hella thickness all at once.
Give it a shot, worked great for the matchbox size rc cars I used to mess with.
Once glued, weight them down with something flat, and heavy overnight. In the end, you'll likely find that after the overnight squish fest, you'll need to add maybe 1 more sheet again to make up for what squished, but most times, it appears after a day or so without weight, it expands fully again.
I used a metal template, and cut each sheet how I need it, then stack them, so I didn't have to cut a hella thickness all at once.
Give it a shot, worked great for the matchbox size rc cars I used to mess with.
Pelican sells foam "pick and pluck" inserts for all of their cases. What size is it? Check somewhere that sells photo gear, like B&H Photo, and do a search for pelican 1500 foam. It's $30 for a large 20"x15"x8" case
Did you realize you could look up 'foam' in the phonebook? Did, but haven't found a place yet. Wish me luck!
Thanks for all the help guys!
Thanks for all the help guys!
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