Not sure where you're based Dana, but they're still available here in the UK in case you still need one

Hi Paul,

don't know if you've tried them, but maybe SOMAC could help?

Cheers,

Daz

Foam prices have just gone up for us this month in the UK.

Ah that's a frustration when you go to the trouble of asking them to try things out and selecting what they want only to find your hard work need adjusting. He needs to remember that the foam will soften up a little over time too. Is it a wooden base you have? If so I find holes in the bottom do let air escape and enable to foam to compress a little easier. Sorry if that's not too much help.

I'm in the UK and haven't seen or heard any increased and we buy a lot of foam.

Scotland

Someone people would shed blood for that in the VW community Jack

I have what you aim to make but not on wheels. It's about 60" wide by 90" long ...perfectly wide, could do with being a little longer ...100" maybe.

That's perfect thank you!!

I'm loving that!!

What a cracking idea! You ought to start marketing those

Hi Keith, I'm in the UK, where do you get yours from bud?

All those a really neat. Can I asked a dum questions? Is there a technique for cutting out without cutting through the material underneath?

We use these from Ikea, always just the job and don't get hot, small head too that doesn't get on it the way...

Have you backed the foam with anything?

I've used them for bst part of ten years on sew foam and been fine.

On speaking with my sewing machine engineer he suggested we store the threads either covered somehow or behind doors to stop them drying out ...anyone have any experience of them drying out?

That sounds good, wish you were in the UK!

Yeah we use on those fabrics that fray ...it's well worth picking one up second hand if you can. It's one of those thing that will sit there for weeks on end but then when you use it you'll be pleased you have one.

Many thanks Fred. I’ll give steam a go on this job

Very true and also to stop it drying out too much believe it or not.

Yeah we've been keeping a stock list of fabrics and vinyls and that has made us much more productive and help use stock rather than order new.

Good skills!

Thanks Chris :-)

Any ideas on a good steamer available over here in the UK?