Pete - I use good old fashioned rubber cement. Brush a thin coat on each piece; let it get tacky to the touch and press the pieces together. I have used this method for years and have not had any problems with separation. The key is to be sure to let the cement get tacky before you press the pieces together.
-- Joe Fusco, Sr. Member of The Missouri Trout Fishermen's Association and The Virtual Fly Box REMEMBER CANCER IS A WORD NOT A SENTENCE Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 5/9/07, Peter Gramp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I apologize if this was already answered, as I haven't been good about keeping up with the vfb mails (personal health issues, trying to finish my thesis, and just time in general), but here's a few related questions for the group: What do you suggest for gluing together sheets of the 2mm thick foam (similar to the stuff you can get at "Wal-Far...err... Mart")? Nail polish soaks in but doesn't bond, while CA (super-glue- like, just not name brand) glue warps the foam. If you have seen them, you know what I mean... How does one make the "cylinder cut diagonally" spider bodies that are sold pre-formed as a teardrop shape with a rounded top and flat bottom? I'm thinking of dremmel-ing a cylinder of layered foam and somehow slicing it diagonally, but could use any help you can offer... I only got B's in the three organic chemistries, so my spacial geometry skills aren't so hot... For what it's worth, I was able to get on the water yesterday (Tuesday) after a particularly long day at work for a MUCH needed break and return to reality. Six fish (4 smallmouth, a redeye/ rock- bass, and a fingerling stocked trout of 6-7 inches) later, I realized it was 8:30 PM and I should probably at very least call home to my wife... who thankfully was unbelievably supportive... as it was well past sundown. the only problem is, she now wants me to teach her to fly- fish, her primary reason being she wants to out- fish me... but such is the price for a good fishing partner :) Anyhow, I forget who it was who sent it to me (I think Rich, though I forget, honestly) but a seeming simple fly was working wonders for the smallies. Basically, it was one of these preformed 'foam rubber' spider bodies (in white) through which was threaded three strands (also white) of rubber legging, along with a hook threaded through it all. Whoever it was that sent it, I apologize for thinking of it as mainly for panfish -- that thing elicited the most glorious leaps I've nearly ever seen, and most certainly the largest and most voracious of leaps from any smallmouth I've seen or even heard of! For all that goes, I can't remember ever having a smallmouth bass jump for me. So to whoever it was who honored me with that fly, I say "Thank you!" Well, I better get back to typing this thesis and dreaming of fishing, Pete On 5/9/07, Chuck Alexander < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Reuven.. Thanks for the tips... I'll try that out. And you're right, > that type foam would make 10,000 poppers for just a couple bucks, Chuck > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Reuven Segal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 09, 2007 4:14 AM > *Subject:* RE: [VFB] Cutting Open Cell Foam > > > I would compress both sides of it, leaving only enough gap for the > sharpened shell casing. > The straighter it is when you compress, the better the cut. > For an easy and cheap popper body, try using the foam that is used for > filler when putting in door frames. It is about an inch or less thick, > round, white(great for colouring with paint and markers) and long (a couple > feet). It is easy to cut, floats like a champ, and if using it on a drill or > dremel, can be sanded down to any diameter. Slice it along its length and > use for big froggy patterns. > Cost is a couple dollars for many feet. > Reuven > > ______________________________________________ > Reuven Segal > > B. Engineering (Aerospace)- Final Year > B. Engineering (Manufacturing Systems and Management) > RMIT University > > 5/11 Rockbrook Road, > East St. Kilda, 3183 > Melbourne, Victoria > Australia > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mobile: 0422 266798 > > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ]*On Behalf Of *William Malone > *Sent:* Tuesday, 8 May 2007 4:01 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Cutting Open Cell Foam > > Chuck you might try rigging your shell in a drill press running a file > on the edge to make it sharp. Try different speeds as you feed it through > the foam. > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, May 07, 2007 2:39 PM > *Subject:* [VFB] Cutting Open Cell Foam > > > Folks: I have some open cell foam ( guess that is what it's called as it > is not as dense as craft foam, but less dense than Styrofoam, and IS > pliable like the craft foam) that is about one inch thick. I was gonna try > to cut some popper bodies with it, so I took a shell casing, hit it with a > hammer. It cut the foam OK, but when I took the foam out of the shell casing > and it uncompresses (if that is a word), it is tapered on one end.. Any > suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Chuck > > >
