I recently found some wine bottle corks are being replaced with what seems to be highly compressed cream colored urethane foam plugs. It is very tough, can be cut with a razor blade, strips can be stretched to at least twice their length and still wont break, is closed cell and floats “like a cork”.
Has anyone experimented with this material for things like extended mayfly bodies?
No, but I hope they don’t start making rod grips out of it.:rolleyes:
They might. It’s blemish free and 100% waterproof.
And the best part is emptying the bottles to get at the “free” synthetic material.
I’ve cut large triangles for VIP type poppers and drilled out .30 caliber cylinders but haven’t yet tried any of the finesse stuff you mention, Ray.
Note that they come in colours beyond the “natural.” (Green, yellow, and flame orange not pictured since those have already been cut up.)
By the time that I’ve acquired several corks in one evening, I’ve lost interest in anything but sleep! Also, my manual dexterity has decreased to a point that using a razor blade could be considered a form of suicide. 8T
Poppers, poppers, and more poppers. I cut them into a rough size with a razor blade then thread them onto a needle and chuck them into the dremmel tool to turn them round and to a final size. I really like poppers alot and this makes it much cheaper since I got a 10lb bag from a winerey close by for a five spot, and trust me 10lbs is a lot of wine corks.
P.S. they take to paint really well also
Steve
Those look great! A quick search in my area comes up with nothing.
Would anybody be willing to sell some of those?
TwoWeight
Awesome idea for the poppers. How hard are they to cut with a razor blade?
A lot of the wine from “down under” is now appearing with SCREW CAPS! :shock: I feel sorry for our down under friends if those corks turn out to be a hit. I’ll feel even sorrier for the rest of us if the screw cap idea catches on.
I did find out after many years of trying cork unsuccessfully as a cap liner for my flask, that a thin slice of the fake corks works like a dream! It doesn’t take a compression set like cork and is food safe to boot.
Where were pictures posted of the poppers?
No, but they were mentioned. I hope some will be soon. Cant wait to see them.
Well as far as the pics go I really cn’t do much to help you at the moment as the charger for the camera has gone walk about. FOr the rest of the questions… yes the are very easy to cut with razor blade, I use a box knife and it oes me realy well, they do accept paint really well, and will take several very hick heavy coats of fingerneil polish and still float plenty high enough to fish properly.
If you need some I will be making a trip to the Weston winery soon and would be willing to grab couple gallon zip locks extra and split them up with you all, Just shoot me a PM and we’ll do it for shipping price if that’s cool with you.
Steve
Chewydog
They are already making grips out of urethane foam. Claim is it is lighter and better than cork. For real.
Just FYI
Gemrod