From: GAzPuppets-AT-aol.com Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 15:30:56 EDT To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Summer Glue Stick Report Discovering that a foam puppet put together with a low temp glue gun would hold together locked in a car during the Phoenix summer was accidental. I am wondering if our low humidity has anything to do with it. Anybody in a high humidity area willing to do a test? I marked each test piece with the date and the type of glue stick used. The glue gun was a low temp mini cheapy from Michael's. I have used low temp hot glue for years to attach fake fur, yarn, etc. to papier mache with excellent results. We only have a couple of soft foam puppets in our shows put together this way but they have held together through many performances and heat and cold. It certainly won't hold velcro to wood and any little wooden props put together with hot glue will just fall apart. In a message dated 8/12/2006 4:57:14 PM US Mountain Standard Time, kathodavid-AT-mac.com writes: Nancy- Thanks for doing this project. The information that you are providing is very helpful. Glue is what holds my critters together. I think the dash test is going to be interesting. I am always amused when I have to drive around with puppet parts and puppets in the car. One year coming back from a SciFi convention we had to sit and belt two of the human-sized puppets in the Van. They were based on the Gentleman from Buffy (We did a sketch called 'Two Gentlemen of Verona") I think we may have almost caused a couple of accidents along the way as peoples heads snapped to to see if they really did see what they though they saw. _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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