[Brian Considine]

As 16A says polystyrene foam is messy - use the styrene foam (which is virtually the same as florists use) - this is more dense & carves/saws/cuts easily & just leaves some dust rather than the granules that you keep finding with polystyrene. The styrene foam is also more rigid - you can often get damaged sheets for nothing from the wholesalers - they cannot always sell it, so it would cost them money to get rid of it.

Look up the contact details in yellow pages.

 

[Brian Considine]

QUOTE (upnick @ 11 Feb 2009, 10:30) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I did see an article about Oasis placed in a coffee grinder/blender used as an option for ground cover ........ many time a florist will throw scraps of oasis ..... a visit to them might be useful to ask if they have any scraps .

Only when SWMBO is out !

I have heard also about dying various forms of foam, drying, freezing & then using the blender to get some very cheap ground cover.

Of course, you could get some brownie points by giving SWMBO a nice new grinder/blender & saying - "Oh, by the way, can I have the old one please ?".