How Do You Buy Polystyrene Beads For Beanbag Chairs?
Polystyrene, also know as Styrofoam, is a thermoplastic material that is solid at room temperature, turns to liquid when heated, and becomes glass-like and subject to fracture when frozen. Polystyrene is used in a wide array of products from smoke detectors, plastic cutlery, and take-out containers to CD jewel cases. Polystyrene beads can expand into foam for use in such items as stuffed animals and packing peanuts. Beanbag chairs (once made with real beans) now rely on polystyrene beads for their filling, which gives beanbags their shifty, squishy resilience while making them so comfortable to sit in. Decide on the type of polystyrene bead you will use. Virgin polystyrene beads are perfectly round, smooth pellets about 3 mm in size that shift more easily around each other. They also keep their shape better and longer, preventing your beanbag chair from flattening prematurely. Virgin polystyrene beads are a higher quality and will last longer, costing $12.50 to $15 per cubic foot. Regr
