custom gun case

[onesurveyor]

So I got some nice Pelican cases from work and I want to make them into gun / ammo cases. The problem is that I need to replace the foam in them. I found the pick n pluck replacements but they are really expensive and I don't want to spend several hundred doing this. So I need suggestions on this. Most are about 18in x18in x 8in and I got 10 of them. I thought about expanding foam and trim it out but I want something I can change , reconfigure without a lot of work. So through out some thought. Thanks

 

[jylederman]

I get all my foam from TCH. You can cut this easily with a sharp knife. A hot knife works best though.

509 - Polyurethane Sheet Foam - 509 - Foam Products - TCH

 

[tat2clod]

You might get your local fabric store I made a pull out tray for the back of my SUV and got some nice foam for a good price

 

[onesurveyor]

I get all my foam from TCH. You can cut this easily with a sharp knife. A hot knife works best though.

509 - Polyurethane Sheet Foam - 509 - Foam Products - TCH

I need something cheaper. Just some quick figuring looks like I could get two boxes per 2in sheet at 80 bucks 10 boxes would run me 400 bone!

 

[obijohn]

Care to sell one or two of those cases?

 

[PGRChaplain]

Hobby Loby has different types of foam.

 

[onesurveyor]

I don't think I'll sell any. I wanted more but could not get them. There are just endless uses for a crush proof water tight box. I thinking about painting them OD green but I'm not sure how well it will stick or if it will scratch up easily and look like ****.

 

[nomadicmutt]

A caution about the expanding stuff:

I'm in the freelance film industry and I know a few guys who made the inserts for their equipment cases out of expanding foam. Seemed to work fine for a while, but then we discovered that it was absorbing a lot of moisture from the air, to the point that it was fogging the lenses and other equipment in the cases. They got rid of the expanding stuff shortly thereafter and now use normal cut-to-fit foam for all their cases.

 

[mrproc1]

McMaster Carr.....

 

[SERparacord]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfbcuyFCezQ


http://www.thepelicanstore.com/Custom-Foam-Options.aspx

 

[SERparacord]

Foam Inserts and Case Accessories, Choose an Insert for Any Case

 

[warren5421]

JoAnn Fabrics sells high density foam that works well for DIY. Cut with electric knife or a red hot finewire.

 

[onesurveyor]

A caution about the expanding stuff:

I'm in the freelance film industry and I know a few guys who made the inserts for their equipment cases out of expanding foam. Seemed to work fine for a while, but then we discovered that it was absorbing a lot of moisture from the air, to the point that it was fogging the lenses and other equipment in the cases. They got rid of the expanding stuff shortly thereafter and now use normal cut-to-fit foam for all their cases.

Thanks for the info. I guess the old standard holds true, go cheap now and you'll pay more latter.

 

[Bigtanker]

Just get a few old couch cushions. I used the foam from one to make an old Dewalt sawzaw case into a gun case for my 44. Worked great!

And usually it's free.