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recycling foam
« Thread Started on Nov 5, 2009, 5:51am »

got some 10 by 10 inch foam pads out of a ups shipping box and thought i could use them for trapping this season. they are about 5/8 inches thick and i found out that just cutting them in small squares wasnt gonna get it cause when i brought my pan down level i noticed that the foam stuck up above the jaw edges. so to remedy this i cut them to the exact size of my pan and bingo, it looks good now!

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Re: recycling foam
« Reply #1 on Nov 5, 2009, 8:21am »

Nice idea

How much did you need to change your tension to offset the foams resistance?

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Re: recycling foam
« Reply #2 on Nov 6, 2009, 4:37am »

none, the foam is really low density. i may want to ease off some on those set for fox or whatever but i think ill be good on the rest

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Re: recycling foam
« Reply #3 on Nov 7, 2009, 9:01am »

You really need to wrap that foam in those thin sandwich bags to keep them from absorbing moisture, and freezing.

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Re: recycling foam
« Reply #4 on Nov 7, 2009, 1:51pm »

didnt think about that dale thanks for reminding me. i think ill try em but ill end up going back with polyfill. i read a post about putting the trap in ziploc bags, tried it and the bag didnt rip like iwas told and the bag held enough dirt to keepthe jaws open abouta half an inch, just enough to let a critter get away

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Re: recycling foam
« Reply #5 on Nov 7, 2009, 3:25pm »

KISS, etc. etc.

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Re: recycling foam
« Reply #6 on Nov 7, 2009, 4:45pm »

Maybe if ya bought the really cheap zipper bags they would rip better----just a thought ---never have tried that before....

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Re: recycling foam
« Reply #7 on Nov 7, 2009, 7:53pm »

heck trenster, i am cheap and thats all i buy! lmao ive been wearing a pair of tennis shoes for 6 years and the wife wanted me to buy a new pair and i complained about them costing 40 bucks!

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Re: recycling foam
« Reply #8 on Nov 7, 2009, 11:16pm »

LMAO!!!!!

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Re: recycling foam
« Reply #9 on Nov 9, 2009, 4:50pm »

Those thin ones (sandwich bags) WITHOUT the zipper are the ticket.

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Re: recycling foam
« Reply #10 on Nov 10, 2009, 5:57am »

okie dokie dale, will give em a try. gotta go to the doctor(percocet time! YAAAAAA!!) and ill swing by wally world and grab some. need some polyfil too just in case these foam pads goob out on me

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