Been working with Polystyrene this week. First time proper big(ish) polycarving for a theatre show. Ooh those little floaty balls gets everywhere! Even found some in my pants after hacking at the big blocks with a reciprocating saw to cut them down to si

Been working with Polystyrene this week. First time proper big(ish) polycarving for a theatre show. Ooh, those little floaty balls gets everywhere! Even found some in my pants after hacking at the big blocks with a reciprocating saw to cut them down to size. Thanks to @prettyscenicglasgow for bringing them down?. Sawing definitely makes more mess. The veritable polystyrene snow storm. I feel like it’s a bit like glitter; if you go anywhere near it you’ll be finding bits forever. However, my pal Phil, who is a fantastic themeing artist, managed to find time to cobble me together a basic hot wire to help with the carving of big chunks - and no snow storm. I looked at YouTube videos on how to make one myself but I’m not knowledgeable enough about electronics to be confident I wouldn’t set something on fire. Not a good look. Anyway, it worked a treat. . So on with the next bit today. The only thing about weekend working is that the building’s heating isn’t on. And though that’s not a problem in the summer, it’s definitely getting a bit more nippy. Though, I’ll warm up pretty quickly doing scrimming today. First though I need to gather up all these off cuts. We have a home for them in someone else’s new project so all’s well that ends well!?? . #polycarving #propmaking #setmaking #polystyrene #theatre #performance #messy #glitter #weekendworking #hotwirebow #passthepolyonthelefthandside #aintpalsgreat
October 16, 2021 at 10:33AM
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