Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 22:38:01 -0500
From: Joe <joe-AT-dunfee.com>
Subject: Re: PUPT: Hot glue limitaions


>For the spray, Ive used 3M super77, which works relatively well, but some
>corners lifted where the foam was slightly forced into position. I don't
>have this problem with non-toxic contact cement.

  The non-toxic contact cement I used was a problem.  Virtually every seam I
glued with it came apart in the heat of the car (note that I was in South
Fla, which is a sub-tropical climate).  I still use it when I do workshops,
because the fumes are so much less.  

  If you work with good air circulation, and the airflow moving any fumes
away from you, it really shouldn't be a problem to use the regular contact
cement.

  I have a related question.  A friend has been using doll eyes for his
marionettes.  On the most recent production, he used some "Doll Maker's Eye
Wax" which he ordered from the same catalog he gets the eyes from. This wax
is pushed around the eyeball when you set them in from inside the head. 
  I was concerned that even minor heat could cause all the puppets to loose
their eyes. But, he was confident that all those doll makers wouldn't be
using such vulnerable stuff.  I privately did a test of the wax on a
radiator... and I am VERY concerned about the eyes coming loose.

  Any doll makers out there who can tell me for sure?
Joe Dunfee  joe-AT-dunfee.com
Gordonville, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.



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