# Making a case, buying foam locally?

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**Created:** [June 15, 2014, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/making-a-case-buying-foam-locally/67052 "2014-06-15T10:03:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Carsonel88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5a626/32.png) [@Carsonel88](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Carsonel88)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/making-a-case-buying-foam-locally/67052/1 "2014-06-15T10:03:32Z")

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So if Im unable to find a decent priced case I might just try and make one myself by buying a Poker case, maybe I can find one super cheap on craigslist? Ill see. Or maybe at Fred Meyer around the Lock box section (doesnt have to be locked but thats the only place I can imagine something that would work besides a poker case).

Anyways I am just wondering where you can buy foam locally? Michaels or any other craft store maybe? What do I ask for, “bulk black foam”?

Also what do I use to cut the holes?

I might be out of my league here and might just have to find one that someone else has but maybe it would be cooler to do myself, then I can have a bigger case! =).

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**Author:** ![qpwoei12](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/qpwoei12/32/396_2.png) [@qpwoei12](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/qpwoei12)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/making-a-case-buying-foam-locally/67052/2 "2014-06-15T10:10:59Z")

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Type of foam doesn’t matter too much, just pick something that’s cushy and cheap, and make sure it doesn’t flake or rip off too easily. Most of us use a sharpened tomato can to cut holes. I think a Red Bull can fits well too. Basically just slice one of the sides off and sharpen and smooth those edges off. Then you press them down onto a hard surface and twist to cut the foam. If you’re having trouble cutting the foam, I’ve heard that you can freeze the foam for a while and it won’t squish so much, making a cleaner cut. I haven’t tried this myself though.

Another method that isn’t used so much anymore is heating up something so that you can just burn/melt a shape that you want. use this in conjunction with a metal can if you can’t bother to get those things sharp. You can also use this with a star-shaped cookie cutter so that you get a star hole. This lets you put any diameter yoyo in there essentially, because if you need to put a larger diameter yoyo in, the points can fold AND squish down, as opposed to a circle where they can only stretch to accommodate a larger throw. It leaves a nasty looking goop though, so if you want it to look great, this is probably not the best option. You could shave it off with a razor though and it will look fine.

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**Author:** ![Carsonel88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5a626/32.png) [@Carsonel88](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Carsonel88)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/making-a-case-buying-foam-locally/67052/3 "2014-06-15T23:44:20Z")

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Okay I might try that, thank you very much. I heard Joe Ann’s Fabric would have foam more than Micheal’s craft stores Ill have to go look! =).

Are we allowed to use real store names on here? As long as they arent online yoyo stores right? =)