From: Pam Corcoran <corcoranpuppets-AT-hotmail.com> To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:22:34 -0600 Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Good Non-toxic adhesives for foam I hope you are referring to a cat puppet! > From: mphorsley-AT-verizon.net > To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:41:51 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Good Non-toxic adhesives for foam > > When I was teaching puppet classes a few years ago, I finally > perfected using plain non-toxic tacky glue. I spread it on the two > pieces of foam, let it dry, and then stuck it together. It worked > amazingly well. My cat is still stuck together and doing fine. In > fact, I have since begun making my own tacky glue by leave Elmer's > white glue out in an open container overnight. Some of the water > evaporates and wa-la! Tacky glue! > > Mary > On Jan 29, 2010, at 10:05 PM, Andrew wrote: > > > Sad to say that I have not been very active on the list in recent > > months > > because things have been busy, busy, busy up here in the Great White > > North > > but I wanted to share a recent discovery/revelation with everyone. > > > > For years I have been looking for a safe, non-toxic and easy to work > > with > > adhesive for foam. I started using LePage's Green contact cement > > several > > years ago and had some success with it, but found it akward to work > > with. > > Well, I am very happy to say that I have probably left the toxicity of > > contact cement and other not-very-safe-to-inhale chemicals behind > > forever > > now and have been turned on to Weldbond as my adhesive of choice for > > poly > > foam and reticulated "Scott" foam. Works just as well, especially if > > you use > > heat from a hair dryer to help speed up the drying time. Completely > > non-toxic so good bye respirators and the need for a well-ventilated > > workspace. Wish I had thought to try Weldbond a long time since I > > almost > > always keep a small bottle of it at home for small projects. > > > > Most of the credit for this goes to Mathieu Rene, who had to improvise > > because we had/have about 20 puppets to build and lacked a spray > > booth and > > proper ventilation at the studio here in Toronto. He's been > > perfecting the > > art of gluing foam with Weldbond, but I had to make a few things > > this week, > > tried it and loved it. > > > > Also good is Gem-Tac, another non-toxic adhesive that I was recently > > introduced to by a puppet builder in these parts. It's made by Beacon > > Adhesives - http://www.beaconadhesives.com > > > > Has anyone else made any discoveries in this area? > > > > - Andrew > > _______________________________________________ > > List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > > Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit > > Archives: http://www.driftline.org > > Mary > mphorsley-AT-verizon.net > http://joypuppet.blogspot.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit > Archives: http://www.driftline.org _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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