Buddy,
Have you tried the foam which is adhesive on one side? [only pennies more]....I have a hunch it may not be waterproof...just wondering...
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Buddy,
Have you tried the foam which is adhesive on one side? [only pennies more]....I have a hunch it may not be waterproof...just wondering...
Buddy,
Thanks for the information. I'm on my way to the store right now!
Joe
Here I though Fly_Line was kidding about Wally World!
Anyway...no W.W. near me but then I ain't well traveled. :)
do you have any craft stores around
Duckster,
I use the 'stucky back' foam for a couple of applications.
I'll stick pearl mylar (sold at the craft store for warpping) to it and use it for Crease Flies and such.
Also, you can get nice flashy plastic sheets with different metallic prints on it in the 'scrapbooking' areas of some craft stores. This stuff has it's own 'sticky back', and if you put that onto the sticky side of the foam the 'double stick' holds up really well. I've found silver scale, gold scale, silver and gold hologram, and several different shades of blues, greens, and purples.
If you put two pieces together, sticky to sticky, it hold together really well. Unfortunitely, just one 'sticky' side to a non sticky piece doesn't grip well enough for me. They tend to come unpeeled on me while tying. Never got them wet.
I'm a fan of old fashioned contact cement. Takes a bit of time, but holds forever. You can turn them really small and the joints hold.
Good Luck!
Buddy
No doubt in ND's Mecca....Fargo! 46 miles north by northwest...I love that town as long as I don't have to live there. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Warm Water Fly Fisher
The link F_L posted sells foam at a reasonable price I think. The hook recommended for the blockhead is a tad
unusual but, unlike the foam, easy enough to find on the net.
I have had good results gluing foam sheets using Plio-Bond for small jobs, for full sheets of foam I use a 3M aerosal spray adhesive formulated for foam. You spray a light coat on both surfaces, wait 5 minutes and press together for a permanent bond.
Foam sandles, toy blocks, kick boards, excercise step platforms, all are made of closed cell foam. I have found all of these items at the Dollar Store or a local thrift store. Off season I can usually find flip flip sandles in wide range of colors at a buck a pair.
Shapes easily with a sharp razor blade or sand paper. Sharpened brass tubes and a drill press will cut nice cylinders
Here's a modification for brass or copper tubes that Jim Hatch suggested...nice idea....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...BrassPunch.jpg
I just remembered reading some time back about using an old telescoping car antenna to cut out foam cylinders. Each section will cut a different size cylinder after you separate the sections and sharpen the edges.
Joe
You are correct ,Joe