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How would you make a two-colored cape?

Posted by JP on: Feb 4th 2017 10:25:57 pm

I've previously made a cape for a red-and-black Robin using MJ Trends' two-color latex.But now I'm working on a different Robin, from "Batman Forever", and need to make a cape that's yellow inside, black outside.  Curious...

JP, July 18th 2017 2:37:45 am

Thanks!Lots of threads on here are still useful after a long dormancy, nothing wrong with providing more...

Majinko, July 18th 2017 1:40:06 am

This is amazing!I realized the date on the post after I replied but it still is helpful to those who might be...

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Suggestions of glue/adhesive for fixing latex suit?

Posted by loya951222 on: Jan 19th 2017 2:08:22 pm

I recently bought a whole body latex suit, but I accidentally sliced open the left sock, left a relatively big opening, luckily, the shop I bought it from sent a small patch of extra latex along with the suit for fixing purposes...

JP, January 19th 2017 4:23:31 pm

Also, what's the finish on the suit?  If it has been chlorinated, you'll want to carefully sand off the...

JP, January 19th 2017 4:19:45 pm

Either of the adhesives sold here at MJTrends should work.  The solvent-based one is a bit faster, it's what...

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Recommended glue for cotton-latex bond

Posted by DAVID QUINONES on: Jan 10th 2017 9:15:57 am

Hi everyone!I would like somebody to recommend me a specific brand of glue.I want to add snap closures to latex sheeting. I already have the pliers and everything, just dont know what glue I should use to paste the cotton stripes...

JP, January 22nd 2017 9:48:19 pm

I don't believe an ordinary white school glue wold work -- water-based latex glue looks similar to white glue, but...

DAVID QUINONES, January 19th 2017 8:41:59 pm

Thanks again JP. Do you know of any well known brand I might use from my local store? I had seen in tutorials they...

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Measuring Latex Thickness

Posted by energeticRogue on: Oct 30th 2016 10:35:12 am

Is there a tool available for measuring the thickness of latex sheeting? Or is the accepted method just a matter of swatch comparison and learning what the various weights feel like?

JP, November 6th 2016 7:13:49 pm

I use a cheap jeweler's-grade micrometer -- doesn't need to be machinist quality for sheet thickness....

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Laser cutting / engraving, anyone?

Posted by JP on: Sep 27th 2016 4:07:34 pm

Newly-opened Maker Space near my home has an industrial-quality laser cutter, Epilog Helix.  That opens up all sorts of possibilities for tiny details I'd never be able to cut by hand!Anyone here dabbled with laser cutting...

Alphax, February 18th 2017 11:57:59 am

That hood is from Kink Engineering in Canada.  You could try asking them what their laser cutting and...

crow-killer, November 10th 2016 12:45:53 am

I've seen a hood with "micro breathe" holes so that a traditional hole doesn't have to be cut out. The holes are...

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