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03-18-2011, 06:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pelham, AL | | | foam for pickups
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I'm curious where I can get some of this stuff. not necessarily online, but places around town. I'm not quite sure how to describe it, either. I usually ask for "foam", but not sure how I should describe it further, or if that's what it's called.
any help?
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03-18-2011, 06:25 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Baltimore | | | Try a local hobby shop, or arts and crafts store (JoAnn Fabrics, Michaels, A.C. Moore).
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03-18-2011, 06:28 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virginia Beach, VA | | | Just snag a used mouse pad and razor out what you need.
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03-18-2011, 06:28 PM
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03-18-2011, 06:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pelham, AL | | | hm, I didn't think about the mouse pad. I don't think we have any around here, though. spring, you say? what sort, and where can I find them?
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03-18-2011, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Zooberwerx Just snag a used mouse pad and razor out what you need.
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03-18-2011, 06:56 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego, California | | | weatherstrip foam from the hardware store will do nicely |
03-18-2011, 07:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Anasleim, CA | | | I'd also use weatherstripping from the local hardware store. Just the right density. |
03-18-2011, 07:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virginia Beach, VA | | | Man-o-day...lots of great inexpensive options! Instead of springs, you can also use narrow diameter silicone or latex rubber tubing slipped over the screws themselves. IIRC, this is a stock feature on Dingwalls.
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03-18-2011, 09:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pelham, AL | | | what is man-o-day?
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03-19-2011, 06:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virginia Beach, VA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by hachi kid what is man-o-day? | Just an expression like "holy cow!"....only some folks are offended by the casual use of "holy" and the vegans cringe when they hear "cow".
Hope the project goes well. If you need some real pickup mounting foams, I have an extra set I'll sell you...cheap...and with free shipping.
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03-19-2011, 06:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nashville | | | I've found that pick and pull foam little blocks from microphone, etc cases works great also. Just enough bounce to keep pickups pushed up, but not overly stiff. |
03-19-2011, 06:53 AM
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Home Depot carries the black rubber 1/2" weatherstripping for windows that has a peel & stick adhesive on one side - exactly the foam you're looking for.
The silicone tubing spoken of in this thread is available at Radio Control model hobby shops. Ask for Silicone Fuel Tubing. They sell several inside diameters by the foot. 
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03-19-2011, 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by THORRR Home Depot carries the black rubber 1/2" weatherstripping for windows that has a peel & stick adhesive on one side - exactly the foam you're looking for.
The silicone tubing spoken of in this thread is available at Radio Control model hobby shops. Ask for Silicone Fuel Tubing. They sell several inside diameters by the foot. | I'll concur with this. That foam weatherstripping with the adhesive back came in quite handy putting some Duncans into my P bass. The stock foam had compressed too much, but two little strips of that and I was golden. |
03-19-2011, 08:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pelham, AL | | | ah, gotcha. I'll head up to home depot here in a bit, in that case.
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