Have you guys ever used a 'load-bearing' foam like np1 instead of an expansion foam meant for air?

@@thecloneguyz I never thought of that! I usually use the lightest weight board possible and np board is usually heavier than I need when using 4x4 or 4x8 sheets (1/4 to 1/2). I like to design my own models (Ships, cars, planes, trains, space vehicles and houses/buildings) and I don't need more than a toothpick to help support it.

This. A glued to A is 'relativly' easy: find a glue for A and you're done. But what about gluing A to B?

Seriously the struggle is real with this! What adhesive for a+b maybe c

Me, too!

I think that one would be a couple hours long! Or more! When I think about what all I have just here at home ... 😃

He has one in his book

You wanted to melt the foam. 🤘

@@ipissed probably the other way around. They tried to glue or paint something and the project started melting. Happened to me several times as well.

@@azraelf.6287 Do you know what Styrofoam melted in gasoline is?

@@ipissed that is the recipe for an outdoor toy.

​@@azraelf.6287a toy that saw a lot of use in Vietnam

My rule of thumb if I don't know what solvent or stripper to use is to find the thing with the most warning labels, and go outside

I've used E6000 on more things than I could shake a stick at. It's my go-to for anything that requires a little flexibility.

I made the mistake of thinking E6000 was okay for polystyrene. It is not. I melted everything :(

Yup

It's Bill Doran, channel name is Punished Props

*just remember that Gorilla glue is NOT intended to be used on hair braids to make them more durable...bad things happen...especially to the scalp...so best not to use it in that manner*

They worked together on the One Day Build for a Foam Ringwraith Gauntlet but they should definitely collab again!

@@tdhickman you're right! I forgot about that. Seen so many videos it's hard to remember them all. Haha

He sort of answered this on another Q&A. I recall the question was something like "when do you pay someone else to make something vs. making it yourself", which isn't quite the same, but the analysis is similar: how much do you value your time, and was the making valuable to you for other reasons (enjoyment, skills building). Now that I'm thinking about it, you should also consider the durability of the thing; an animal cage will be strong enough to hold an animal (and presumably a child climbing on it) while a prop cage probably isn't. Hanging an item on a wall you might prefer a lightweight prop vs. a heavier real version. Real items with an expiration date are impossible to store, so if you want eggs it should be clear whether you need good-looking prop eggs or if you can get away with a dozen cheap grocery store eggs for your one-off photo shoot. Does it need to be breakable by actors, in which case a real version would be more expensive and also need to be modified for easy and repeatable breakage, vs a bunch of prop versions. And then, do you want a usable version of the thing in the future? You could make a prop table for a medieval feast scene using a tablecloth over plywood and some rough posts for legs. But you're not keeping that "table" afterward. If you made a really nice border around the front, and heavier planks across the top, and then just use a table runner so it shows off the wood, then you could maybe reuse those elements later or even reuse the whole table for a workshop or kitchen. Obvs I can't speak to what Adam would have answered.

Yeah I was imagining the use-case for a model or diorama builder who needs to laminate several sheets to build up terrain height, so glue between to join them. When you pour baking soda on the CA glue it hardens pretty quickly, right? I haven't tried it yet. But it would be a quick sprinkle-and-slam application to get them together fast enough. I imagine it would help a lot more when joining small pieces onto a larger piece, because you want high strength per surface area. Maybe when doing a butt joint for say the four walls and roof of a house, dab extra glue inside on the joints and sprinkle baking soda in there.

@@-XtraCredit- See this is what Adam was talking about in the video. If I hadn't said my dumb way of thinking about it, I would have never encountered your more sensible way to do it. Let's talk about the bonding though. Do you think there's an issue where after bonding, one piece ends up with more powder and the other side more glue, and the glue doesn't migrate fully through the powdered side to reach the foam? Or is that not really a problem?

Continuing to work really helps! ;)

Bill Doran aka Punished Props

Also this is the earliest I've ever been to one of these videos.