What kind of dremel tip do you use to carve the details? And how do you spread the rubber cement? I always seem to have trouble with it sticking more to my tools than the foam ;_; Thank you for the nice video.
Hi! The dremel bit is just experimenting with the smallest ones we found laying around in the shop. For your second issue, we didn't use rubber cement but foam clay, when used with water and after letting it dry for 24 hours, it will be stuck to your foam base. This means that it won't get stuck to the dremel (ofcourse dont apply to much pressure).
@@cosplayshopyt Thank you for the answer, but my question might have been bit misleading. I meant to ask about spreading the contact cement, like at 1:05 in the video. When I try to use brush to spread it to foam (same cement as you use in the video, bought from your shop, as is the foam too), it seems to stick more to my brush than the foam. You seem to use some kind of sponge? in the video to spread it.
@@Syor0 Indeed! when spreading contact cement, we often used foam scraps or soft sponges. We don't recommend using a sponge for glueing details or seams together because it can leave a mess, but it could work really well for glueing big areas. Foam scraps often do the trick, everyone has them, and it gives them use!
@@Syor0 i think your glue may be too old and isn't as liquid as it should be, this can happen if you let your can open for too long, it got too hot or the last bit of the can. always use a fresh brush, if you glue with a brush that already has glue on it, the new glue sticks to that (it's contact glue) i think i swap out my brush after every 10-15 min instead of a brush i mostly use tongue depressors (the wooden sticks that doctors put on your tongue) or scrap EVA Foam pieces laying around. hope this helps, Happy Crafting :)
What an awesome guide, thanks a lot for this! They surely look awesome and I might use some techniques in my upcoming cosplays!
i really want to do that, but isnt the foam of the blade super bendy?
What dremel tips do you use to make the foam so smooth??
We just used a sand stone bit instead of the rough sanding paper bit that we would normally use :)
@@cosplayshopyt Thanks!!
What kind of dremel tip do you use to carve the details? And how do you spread the rubber cement? I always seem to have trouble with it sticking more to my tools than the foam ;_; Thank you for the nice video.
Hi! The dremel bit is just experimenting with the smallest ones we found laying around in the shop. For your second issue, we didn't use rubber cement but foam clay, when used with water and after letting it dry for 24 hours, it will be stuck to your foam base. This means that it won't get stuck to the dremel (ofcourse dont apply to much pressure).
@@cosplayshopyt Thank you for the answer, but my question might have been bit misleading. I meant to ask about spreading the contact cement, like at 1:05 in the video. When I try to use brush to spread it to foam (same cement as you use in the video, bought from your shop, as is the foam too), it seems to stick more to my brush than the foam. You seem to use some kind of sponge? in the video to spread it.
@@Syor0 Indeed! when spreading contact cement, we often used foam scraps or soft sponges. We don't recommend using a sponge for glueing details or seams together because it can leave a mess, but it could work really well for glueing big areas. Foam scraps often do the trick, everyone has them, and it gives them use!
@@Syor0 i think your glue may be too old and isn't as liquid as it should be, this can happen if you let your can open for too long, it got too hot or the last bit of the can.
always use a fresh brush, if you glue with a brush that already has glue on it, the new glue sticks to that (it's contact glue) i think i swap out my brush after every 10-15 min
instead of a brush i mostly use tongue depressors (the wooden sticks that doctors put on your tongue) or scrap EVA Foam pieces laying around.
hope this helps, Happy Crafting :)