From: Stephen Kaplin <skactw-AT-tiac.net>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 22:28:41 -0400
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Shadow puppet sticks


Another thing you could try is monofilliment fishline. Get some heavy 
duty (50lb or heavier) monofilliment line. Melt the end with a lighter 
and then flatten it while it's still molten to form a kind of giant pin 
head. Cut it and thread it through the hole and then melt down and 
flatten the other end the same way to make a sturdy nylon rivet of any 
length you need. We use that technique a lot for jointing  our OP 
shadow puppets, because the nylon rivets dont scratch the transparent 
plastic playing table. But I don't see why it wouldn't work for 
attaching control rods as well.

(Are there 50lb fish in Indiana? If not you might have to move to 
Florida, Maine or Alaska)

As for puppet rods, I don't think acrylic would be so great because 
it's kind of brittle. The slightest torquing pressure will just snap 
them off at the hole. If you have a good band saw, you can cut a bunch 
of thin strips of 3/8" polycarbonate (lexan). That won't crack when try 
to drill it, or if you twist it violently in performance.
Another possibility are umbrella spokes. Buy the cheap, no-folding ones 
and deconstruct them-- you get 8 nice springy rods for 10$. After a big 
thunderstorm you can harvest them off the street for free.

Okay. Keep us posted on the results.

Stephen
On Jul 29, 2006, at 10:04 AM, Daniel McGuire wrote:

> Cable ties are the right idea - I assume you are talking about these:
> <http://www.cabletiesplus.com/> hopefully the heads are not too big. I
> would love to find a micro tie, even smaller. The only way to be less
> obtrusive is to use the traditional string tie off medthod. The deal
> offered on this page seems pretty good - I'm buying!
>
> DMCG
>
>
> On Jul 28, 2006, at 11:08 PM, Freshwater Pearls Puppetry wrote:
>
>> I have lately discovered the joy of plastic cable ties. You can buy
>> them in a thousand colors and sizes at any hardware store. They
>> connect quickly and very securely, especially if you get a cable tie
>> gun to pull the ties extra tight.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Diane
>>
>> http://www.freshwaterpearlspuppetry.com
>>
>> |Q: Can anyone think of a perfect fastener product that would connect
>> the stick and puppet and stick and snap it
>> |tightly together? I've considered rivets and twist ties, but am
>> looking for something very quick, easy, and
>> |unobtrusive.
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