From: Mary Horsley <mphorsley-AT-verizon.net>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:50:31 -0500
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Good Non-toxic adhesives for foam


Yes, for sure......
On Jan 31, 2010, at 12:22 PM, Pam Corcoran wrote:

>
> 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
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>> Mary
>> mphorsley-AT-verizon.net
>> http://joypuppet.blogspot.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
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