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Old 08-17-2008, 12:55 PM
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I've seen all the tutorials for hands and thought I'd share how I crank out hands fast and simple (although the ones on here are simply awesome). Take a box of surgical gloves (about $5 at Wal Mart) and a can of Great Foam and some wire coat hangers. Clip some coat hangers and slip them inside the fingers (use a stiff wire). I make a bend in the ends of the fingers so there isnt a sharp point. Squirt Great Foam in and let it expand and there ya have it. If you're making PVC arms (like I do) cut a 6" section and slip into the glove before putting the foam in. DONT overfill it or you'll get some weird looking hands. Pictures are avaliable but this is super simple and a klutz like me can do it, I guarantee anyone else can
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Old 08-19-2008, 09:01 AM
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Good idea!

I may have to try this for my poor crappy-handed witch.

thanks!
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Old 08-19-2008, 09:19 AM
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When I tried this a few years ago they came out like a blowfish with gas
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Old 08-19-2008, 10:10 AM
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You can carve/sand Great Stuff though, right? So if they come out too big you can trim them down to look normal, correct?

Sounds like a good idea to me!
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I did this last year for a ground breaker prop and my hands ended up puffy too. But that worked for me because I put holes in them and made them look puffy and rotted. I dont' know that they would work for skelly hands unless you had something to hold them in on the outside.
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Old 08-19-2008, 12:01 PM
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Maybe duct taping the gloves first so they can't expand?
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Old 08-20-2008, 06:28 AM
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Mine turned out great, I just used a small amount of the spray in the the fingers, made it a small line, once they expanded they turned out great.
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Old 08-20-2008, 08:19 PM
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I think Pictures are in order. Everyone post your pic. Need to compare !

Frankie's Girl- I am sorry you have a crappy handed witch. LOL ! But I have ordered pictures.
Let's see if we can find her some new hands.
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Do you think you can you mold them while they are drying?
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Old 08-21-2008, 02:01 AM
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I did, I used cloths pins to hold them in the places I wanted them. I have a few that look like they can wrap their hands around a coke can. When mine was drying, I did have to poke a small pin in them to let the air out of the middle. They are still soft to and not hard.

I don't have away to take photos and put them online yet but I will work on doing that today.
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