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  1. Kzyoung

    Gluing foam together

    Thanks for the advice. Right now the rubber cement seems to be working quite well and is surprisingly stronger than I thought. I used Elmer's Craft Bond Rubber Cement so maybe that's why its stronger. I'll still be looking into buying a respirator and I'll experiment with using thr hot glue in...
  2. Kzyoung

    Gluing foam together

    I've finally started building my first puppet. First I tried using hot glue but right away the glue didnt hold. Then I tried rubber cement which worked okay and held its shape once it all dried, but I feel like it won't hold up in the long run. I want to avoid using contact cement or anything...
  3. Kzyoung

    Cutting down foam

    After what seemed like an eternity, I was finally able to find proper polyfoam at Jo-ann. However, I think the foam that I bought may be too thick. The foam is about an inch in width and is about a yard and a half long. I just wanted to know if I should cut the foam down and if so how.
  4. Kzyoung

    Building bird puppets

    These are neat, but unfortunately I don't have a 3D printer. I was actually looking for information to make a head similar to Big Bird's, meaning that only the mouth moves. I'm making a peacock so the beak isnt very curved.
  5. Kzyoung

    Building bird puppets

    Hi, thid is the first time I'm posting on this forum. I'm new to puppet building and I've been wanting to make a bird puppet. Do you make the skull and add a beak later or do you make the pattern with the beak on it all ready?
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