@KayOhtie

I'm sure you could do something with silicone moulds and liquid latex…?

@VulpineAmethyst Oh, for the studs? Maybe so! I was musing a few options; true-stainless that's painted would be safe for it, but those are harder to get ahold of, and I'd never trust an Amazon listing to be accurate about that.

Never looked into liquid latex casting before, I've only seen it done as dipped, IE a hand/foot/claw mold dipped into it repeatedly, but casting would be neat if it works! I'd definitely want it to be inset somehow; if it's just glued to the surface it'd be too thick to not merely get knocked off easily even once it cures fully.

@KayOhtie

you can also use the liquid latex as a glue to join latex stud to latex collar, and once it all cures it's a single piece, so you'd have to do real mechanical work to separate them after that.

@VulpineAmethyst The glue I've been using is liquid latex suspended in solvent. I actually thought it was chemical too, but @foxyloon was pointing out it's more of a physical bond with the liquid latex/glue, effectively working into the porous nature of the latex to form adhesive bonds, hence it being excellent for lateral forces but not so great when it comes to direct outward force.

If I understood correctly at least ^^;; I thought it was fully chemical too like PVC epoxy is when doing repairs on inflatables.

@KayOhtie @foxyloon

so… usually liquid latex is a mixture of latex, water, and a small amount of ammonia (which is where the smell comes from). once the water evaporates, that's it; it's a solid piece of latex. so if you use it to attach a latex thing to another latex thing, it is effectively a single continuous piece of latex.

this is similar to why you don't use silicone-based lube with silicone toys: once the solvent's gone, that silicone is now part of the toy.