keep foam from flaking – but BORING

[Mark Suszko]

Local craft stores tend to stock ’em near the floral arrangement sections. They come in AC wall-wart versions, and a few times I’ve seen hand bows driven by two “D” batteries in the handle, but they look flimsy.

American Science and Surplus has the wand cutters in a recent catalog. If you’re unfamiliar with AMSCI, they are also known as the “mad scientist store”, with a lot of industrial and scientific /educational surplus items great for use in movie props, costuming, or “Maker” projects. They are what the old Edmund Scientific catalog used to be like.

page 52, item 93201

https://www.sciplus.com/Catalogs/2014-May/#52

You’re welcome:-)

[Mark Suszko]

No, the knife or hot wire only makes clean cuts; it doesn’t seal anything. To solidify the foam or stop pilling, try the water based polyurethane varnish I suggested, or a spray can of artist’s clear fixative, but be careful of the fixative having volatiles that can melt the foam… apply it in very light mist coats, letting each coat dry before continuing. You might even try Elmer’s white glue, thinned with water and brushed on.