[Len Smith]

Posted By Karl Crooks on 20 Feb 2012 01:43 PM

Len if you are doing field templates that need to be shipped to your shop this stuff or something like it is pretty cool. We have made the templates with it, rolled them up and mailed them in a tube to the Fab shop. The tops are made, the original template is taped to the finished tops so we know it was made right, the tops are shipped to the job site, we show up and install them. 

TemplatePro™ Templating Kit

TemplatePro™ Templating Kit consists of 40 templating strips and one can of adhesive packed in a handy carrying case. TemplatePro™ templating strips are made of 0.04” thick High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS). Each strip is 2-1/4” wide by 96” long. HIPS is a high-strength, impact modified thermoplastic ideally suited for countertop templating. It can be assembled with solvent based adhesives and is unaffected by water. When the template is complete, it can be rolled up for transport/shipment to the fabrication shop. The material can be reused. It can be written on with permanent marker, and when the template is no longer needed, the markings can be removed with de-natured alcohol. HIPS will deform very little before it breaks. Which means if it gets broken, it can easily be patched. The repaired template will have not lost any of its original accuracy. TemplatePro™ templating adhesive is a medium bodied, low V.O.C. quick-setting solvent adhesive for use with TemplatePro™ templating strips. It is manufactured for FabQuick™ by IPS WELD-ON. It comes in a 4oz can with a dobber attached to the lid. View the MSDS.

Karl,

Can you cut this stuff to fit a radius?

Len

[Steve Mehan]

We use templast, however we use the entire sheet mostly 28″ x 120″ sheets. Most of our work is remodel and cove splash so we place spacers on the existing top so we can raise the template above the splash, then make a notch around the faucet so we can scribe the material to the wall.
It cuts easy with utility knife. Doesn’t curl or deform when it gets wet.
We pay  around $15.00 per sheet. Most jobs take 2 – sheets.

[Karl Crooks]

Posted By Len Smith on 22 Feb 2012 12:00 PM

Posted By Karl Crooks on 20 Feb 2012 01:43 PM

Len if you are doing field templates that need to be shipped to your shop this stuff or something like it is pretty cool. We have made the templates with it, rolled them up and mailed them in a tube to the Fab shop. The tops are made, the original template is taped to the finished tops so we know it was made right, the tops are shipped to the job site, we show up and install them. 

TemplatePro™ Templating Kit

TemplatePro™ Templating Kit consists of 40 templating strips and one can of adhesive packed in a handy carrying case. When the template is complete, it can be rolled up for transport/shipment to the fabrication shop. The material can be reused. It can be written on with permanent marker, and when the template is no longer needed, the markings can be removed with de-natured alcohol.

Karl,

Can you cut this stuff to fit a radius?

Len

Len the big plus on this stuff is that you can ezaly roll it up and ship it. I dont think it will work to good on a large radius as it is strip material, so something solid would work better I would think.
.

[Norm Walters]

Kelsey, this is what I am taling about, it’s .115 thick

[Andy Graves]

Norm, it that just foam?

[Len Smith]

Bought some of the roll up type of template material to try it out. Where do you buy Templast from? I’m guessing it is a material made for another use that has been adapted to use as template material?

[Norm Walters]

Posted By Andy Graves on 24 Feb 2012 11:58 AM
Norm, it that just foam?

Andy, no it’s almost like a non corrugated cardboard.  Here is a link to it at Lowes
http://www.lowes.com/pd_15374-46086…&facetInfo=

[Gene McDonald]

Len..try ur local sign comapnay..they may call it coraplast..it comes in 1/4 and 1/2…whatever they attach their vinyl lettering to is whatcha want..

The stuff looks like this…they also have many colors if you have different materials you can make sure all orange is granite, green is SS, etc…dont know..I cant ever imagine using a digital template…dont ever think I’ll get that big…nor do i want to..

[Steve Mehan]

Len, domain & specialty tools both carry the templast, the 1/4″ corrugated plastic. We buy ours from our LG distributor.

[Andy Graves]

Whichever material yo buy, cut it on the panel saw to get perfectly straight strips. Works much better.

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