Today during class I tested some of my ideas about materials. I tried various 'sticking' methods to apply the plastic rubbish to the walls:
...and found that PVC glue was messy and gravity really interfered in the 'staying still in one spot while the glue dries' process! However, I have rolls from Reverse Garbage (not even sure what they are but they look like trimmings from a much larger roll) that are sticky and seem to bear the weight of the objects. I think throwing some some paper masking tape into the mix should complete the work. And to ease installation further, I really only need to tape objects from the top and it only needs to last a day!
I also put up the first 'rafters' on the top most edge of my studio cube. Unfortunately this pine is not recycled - but at least it is a sustainably grown material - but it will be recycled after this project! I got Bunnings to cut the wood to length (2m) and pre-drilled each end. This means all I had to do was adjust the distance between the walls until they were exactly 2m front and back and hammer a nail in on each end. Next week I'll add in the rest (maybe another 6).
Finally, I measured the heavy duty black plastic that came with the studio and which will form the back, rook and front of the cube. Happily I found one piece that had already been cut to 2m x 6m! I also found another piece which was 1m x 2m. This I decided to install on the left of the cube front to see if my materials worked. I wrapped the top end around the front rather and held it in place with staples. This way the plastic will hang straight under its own weight, but the wrapping means not all the weight goes through the staples leading to tearing. I stapled the left edge to the studio chip board wall and, for further light elimination, added a strip of plastic masking tape. Then I took offcuts from cutting the rafters to length and stapled them into the bottom edge of the plastic to hold it relatively taut against the ground. Once I lay the 2x6m sheet over the entire structure, this flap will form the entrance to the cube and prevent light from entering.
In this photo, you can also see that I've laid a piece of heavy-duty black carpet across the threshold of the cube (part of the materials liberated from the hard rubbish collection). I just wanted something to delineate the outside studio space from the inside of the cube (sort of introducing it) as well as giving somewhere for people to remove their shoes if they want to.
...and found that PVC glue was messy and gravity really interfered in the 'staying still in one spot while the glue dries' process! However, I have rolls from Reverse Garbage (not even sure what they are but they look like trimmings from a much larger roll) that are sticky and seem to bear the weight of the objects. I think throwing some some paper masking tape into the mix should complete the work. And to ease installation further, I really only need to tape objects from the top and it only needs to last a day!I also put up the first 'rafters' on the top most edge of my studio cube. Unfortunately this pine is not recycled - but at least it is a sustainably grown material - but it will be recycled after this project! I got Bunnings to cut the wood to length (2m) and pre-drilled each end. This means all I had to do was adjust the distance between the walls until they were exactly 2m front and back and hammer a nail in on each end. Next week I'll add in the rest (maybe another 6).
Finally, I measured the heavy duty black plastic that came with the studio and which will form the back, rook and front of the cube. Happily I found one piece that had already been cut to 2m x 6m! I also found another piece which was 1m x 2m. This I decided to install on the left of the cube front to see if my materials worked. I wrapped the top end around the front rather and held it in place with staples. This way the plastic will hang straight under its own weight, but the wrapping means not all the weight goes through the staples leading to tearing. I stapled the left edge to the studio chip board wall and, for further light elimination, added a strip of plastic masking tape. Then I took offcuts from cutting the rafters to length and stapled them into the bottom edge of the plastic to hold it relatively taut against the ground. Once I lay the 2x6m sheet over the entire structure, this flap will form the entrance to the cube and prevent light from entering.In this photo, you can also see that I've laid a piece of heavy-duty black carpet across the threshold of the cube (part of the materials liberated from the hard rubbish collection). I just wanted something to delineate the outside studio space from the inside of the cube (sort of introducing it) as well as giving somewhere for people to remove their shoes if they want to.
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