[h-cost] How do I make a removable leg cast?
Once again I need expert advice for a theatrical production. For Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (circa 1954), I need to make a removable old-style plaster leg cast (knee to toes) that our actor can wear for about 15 performances. I've got a couple of ideas, but would like to hear from you guys before I proceed...things always seem to go better after they've been tweaked and advised by the members of this list! Tia, Allison P ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] How do I make a removable leg cast?
My first thought would be to go the direct route--call some orthopedic offices and ask if you can have an old leg cast they've removed. Yes, they use weird colors now, but a can of white spray paint should fix that. You could tape up one side that's been sawn open, and use velcro on the other to get it on and off.LuAnn To: h-costume@mail.indra.com From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:43:21 -0500 Subject: [h-cost] How do I make a removable leg cast? Once again I need expert advice for a theatrical production. For Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (circa 1954), I need to make a removable old-style plaster leg cast (knee to toes) that our actor can wear for about 15 performances. I've got a couple of ideas, but would like to hear from you guys before I proceed...things always seem to go better after they've been tweaked and advised by the members of this list! Tia, Allison P ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] How do I make a removable leg cast?
That might not be the best idea... by the time those things come off, they often stink to high heaven. I recall one night many years ago when I placed my broken hand near my face while sleeping and the stench woke me up. ;-) LuAnn Mason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My first thought would be to go the direct route--call some orthopedic offices and ask if you can have an old leg cast they've removed. Yes, they use weird colors now, but a can of white spray paint should fix that. You could tape up one side that's been sawn open, and use velcro on the other to get it on and off.LuAnn To: h-costume@mail.indra.com From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:43:21 -0500 Subject: [h-cost] How do I make a removable leg cast? Once again I need expert advice for a theatrical production. For Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (circa 1954), I need to make a removable old-style plaster leg cast (knee to toes) that our actor can wear for about 15 performances. I've got a couple of ideas, but would like to hear from you guys before I proceed...things always seem to go better after they've been tweaked and advised by the members of this list! Tia, Allison P ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] How do I make a removable leg cast?
Beteena Paradise wrote: That might not be the best idea... by the time those things come off, they often stink to high heaven. I recall one night many years ago when I placed my broken hand near my face while sleeping and the stench woke me up. ;-) LuAnn Mason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My first thought would be to go the direct route--call some orthopedic offices and ask if you can have an old leg cast they've removed. Second option: make one yourself. Securing the plaster-fabric probably would be fairly easy. Then all you need is someone with the right tool to saw it off after it had hardned -- or carefully make it with seams that just barely don't meet, so you can do it with regular scissors or something like that. cv ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] How do I make a removable leg cast?
My first thought would be to go the direct route--call some orthopedic offices and ask if you can have an old leg cast they've removed. --- OH YUCK!! 6 weeks' (or more) worth of dead skin cells and dried sweat. Please don't go there. Get some plaster rolls from a hobby shop and make one to fit the actor. Wrap it with sheet cotton first to make it less form fitting and as a cushion. Use a dremel tool to cut it off and some velcro to make it re-usable. Denise Iowa ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] How do I make a removable leg cast?
Cynthia Virtue wrote: Second option: make one yourself. Securing the plaster-fabric probably would be fairly easy. Then all you need is someone with the right tool to saw it off after it had hardned -- or carefully make it with seams that just barely don't meet, so you can do it with regular scissors or something like that. This seems like one of those times paper-mache' would be perfect. It's cheap and lightweight, and you can probably figure out some kind of cloth hinge and closure for it. You might even make two, just in case you need a replacement halfway through the run. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] How do I make a removable leg cast?
Never tried this, but could you not use some of the thinner foam padding, cover it with cotton, and hide any fastenings (velcro, snaps, whatever) in it? Paint it to taste? I'm probably not explaining this well, but my thought is that plaster is heavy and can be uncomfortable. As for moving in it--it's why they call it acting. Arlys Denise wrote: OH YUCK!! 6 weeks' (or more) worth of dead skin cells and dried sweat. Please don't go there. What she said! ICK! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] How do I make a removable leg cast?
Denise wrote: OH YUCK!! 6 weeks' (or more) worth of dead skin cells and dried sweat. Please don't go there. What she said! ICK!I guess everybody has a different experience. We kept my daughter's leg cast (she uses it as a unique container to store long things--the cat's fishing pole toy, long pieces of bamboo she likes, some willow switches, her parasol, etc.). We took out the sock layer that was right next to her skin, sprayed the thing with Lysol just because and never had any smells, discoloration, or whatever. Had it three years now with no negative ick factor, so that was why I suggested it.Go figure.LuAnn___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
