mpdkorat Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Anyone have any idea where can I buy foam boards for making a studio V -Flat Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emanphoto Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 An excellent question and was just thinking about this this morning. In rental studios they buy, so I hear, 4x8 1" thick boards in large stacks direct from the manufacturer after making a custom order. How individuals like ourselves find these in lower quantities is the question I've been asking for years with no answer. Most immediate method would be to buy 2 pop up reflectors of the desired size and work with that. Since some have removable/changeable color covers, you'd get mobile reflectors in white, silver black and gold in one reflector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpdkorat Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 I just do not understand why they do not have foam board/core here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emanphoto Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 There is and you probably see it everyday in shop signage but it seems flimsy or it is in this climate. Where the sign people get it is another mystery. The type boards I've seen here in rental studios would be called gator foam in the US, which is a more dense and rigid type of foam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhythmworx Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Can I ask you guys what material these are usually made from? I thought people just used gypsum/glass fibre plaster boards and painted the sides and gaffer taped them together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emanphoto Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Foam core or gator foam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emanphoto Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Gypsum aka drywall would be terribly heavy and would leave chalk marks all over as it is dragged. Fiber glass I suppose would work but again, weight makes this impractical when you're talking about 4'x8's X 2 taped together. Given drywall's weight, I doubt there is a tape made capable of keeping 2 pieces together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanlic Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 search for praneefoam or the pipatgroup may be able to help the latter actually advertise them. round abott 1200 baht persheet No luck you could use cork board and stick gypsum to both sides for strength probably just as cheap and stronger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emanphoto Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 I needed to rent a studio recently and the guy there said he got his here. http://www.siamfoam.com From what he was saying you'll need a Thai speaker to communicate your needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDee Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 On 11/13/2016 at 10:44 AM, emanphoto said: I needed to rent a studio recently and the guy there said he got his here. http://www.siamfoam.com From what he was saying you'll need a Thai speaker to communicate your needs. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpdkorat Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 On 11/13/2016 at 10:44 AM, emanphoto said: I needed to rent a studio recently and the guy there said he got his here. http://www.siamfoam.com From what he was saying you'll need a Thai speaker to communicate your needs. Thank you good info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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