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    Best Flame Retardant for XPS Rigid Foam Insulation Board

    JohnD,You are so right. Many of my students have no idea how good they have it. Whenever possible I do encourage them to do some searching for books in real-life library, sometimes serendipity presents things they would have otherwise missed. In this spirit, we are planning to take a field...
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    Best Flame Retardant for XPS Rigid Foam Insulation Board

    Thanks to everyone who took the time to post! I am excited to try all your suggestions.
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    Best Flame Retardant for XPS Rigid Foam Insulation Board

    Thanks for the recommendation, I am not familiar with this product. Something I could apply after the fact would be quite convenient. I will take a look.
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    Best Flame Retardant for XPS Rigid Foam Insulation Board

    Hi Van,Thank for all the recommendations, but especially the cheesecloth over the vents on power tools. I have previously only used hand tools, which was messy enough. I will happily avoid getting melted foam particles in our tools. I appreciate it!
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    Best Flame Retardant for XPS Rigid Foam Insulation Board

    Thank you JohnD. I have seen the commercial versions of this project but would much prefer the experience and price of making our own. Thank you for sharing!
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    Best Flame Retardant for XPS Rigid Foam Insulation Board

    Hi All,This spring I am hoping to work on a project with one of my classes where we design and build headstones for a future planned production of Edgar Lee Master's Spoon River Anthology. After some initial research, it seems like the best way to go about doing this is: use XPS rigid foram...
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