Sue,
Thanks for the lead. I live in a small town where there are no longer
upholstery supply places available, and the nearest is 50miles away, but
I'll give it a try this weekend.
Thanks again,
John
DaEyeGuy@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> In a message dated 5/7/02 2:56:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> jrockman@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> << Where did you get the foam. Is it the standard grey foam? >>
>
> John,
> I measured carefully to see what depth I needed and the width and length,
> then went to a local upholstery supply store..not the upholsterer himself,
> but his supplier. I told him I needed grey, and he had the grey only up to 2"
> deep and I think I needed 3", so he laminated on an extra inch in a cream
> color (but no one knows it's under there...). He showed me many differing
> densities and I picked the hardness I wanted..I wanted it good and stiff yet
> cuttable (a word??). So I got this 3" deep very-firm type for both bottoms (I
> did two cases).. I got the white "eggcrate" look for one lid (the only piece
> he had), and the other lid I did with a soft piece of royal blue I got in a
> box with an Ebay purchase! The three pieces I bought only added up to about
> $12. If you're the patient sort they'll sometimes be willing to order what
> you want..say a grey eggcrate for the lid , but I'm not the patient type. Of
> course, the foam sat around for 18 months before I got around to doing the
> job!!??!!!
> Susan
>
> Susan Steele
> Amherst, Va
> "The sewing machine like the rifle gun, that beats the world is the
> Remington".
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