From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mathieu_Ren=E9?= <creaturiste-AT-magma.ca>
To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org>
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Neoprene again!
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 19:20:29 -0400


Hi all Neoprene gurus.

For flexible fingers, try something unusual.

Sculpey, the polymer clay company, has a formula of more durable and 
flexible polymer clay, called Premo Sculpey. The result is so flexible that 
I have seen and touched jewelry made with it. It bent really well and took 
back its shape on its own. Think fettucini thickness.
I don't know if it would withstand the prolonged puppet use, but I'd be 
willing to try when I need to make delicate separate puppet fingers.


I never tried the stuff, but I've felt and bent the baked result. 
Impressive.

http://www.sculpey.com/Products/products_poly_premosculp.htm




Mathieu René Créaturiste
Marionnettes, Masques, Etcetera...
Puppets, Masks, Etcetera...
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anne Schaefer" <anne-AT-tanglewoodmarionettes.com>
To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org>
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Neoprene again!


> Thanks, Jim, for the information.
>
> We do reinforce the hands with wire, and we put strings between the 
> fingers to deter tangles, but the fingers tend to break anyway.  I was 
> hoping that the more flexible neoprene compounds would be less likely to 
> do this, but from your reply, it doesn't sound like the 531 made much 
> difference?
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Anne Schaefer
>
>
> On Aug 15, 2005, at 6:37 PM, Jimsan777-AT-aol.com wrote:
>
>> Dear All,
>>    I've used 501 and 531, sometimes forgetting and mixing them together.
>> The flexible is a bit more flexible than the stiffer (is it #501)   I am 
>> now
>> wanting to mix 501 with liquid latex to find out if I can both sand the 
>> cast and
>> get a bit more flex out of the combination for moveable mouths. 
>> Neoprene is
>> a synthetic mixture, latex is organic....comes from trees, but both are
>> thinned with water, so I don't expect any difficulties.
>>
>>    Before painting, I put a coat or two or three of gesso and sand for
>> smoothness.   If fingers tend to break, drill a small hole and insert a 
>> wire from
>> the tip to the flesh of the palm to help.   Also for marionttes, I put a 
>> string
>> between the tips of the fingers to keep the strings from tangling in the
>> fingers.   And I heat the hands with a heat gun to re-form the fingers, 
>> sometimes
>> gluing two or three together for addional strength....Jim Gamble
>
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