jeudi 10 décembre 2015

Rolling Pin with free beverage and laminating with PVA glue

I was searching for a non stick rolling pin.
The ones at cookware stores and in the utensil section of the supermarket cost more than I wanted to pay. Breyers at art supply stores were also pricey.
Then I found a large assortment of thick walled glass rolling pins in an variety of pretty colors that are affordable and come wrapped around a beverage. They have the bonus of being recyclable.
Tall straight sided bottles are perfectly shaped to serve as rollers.

When laminating two sheets together using PVA glue, I have found that putting the sheets between two sheets of wax paper controls squeeze out and keeps the roller clean.
To keep the paper from wrinkling when glueing up with high water content PVA glue, I sandwich the sheets between sheets of wax paper, and put that between layers of newspaper, put something heavy and flat on top of the paper sandwich, and let it dry out. If the newspaper layers get damp from squeezed out moisture, I replace it with dry newspaper. Several sheets being glued can be stacked up in layers under a single weight.


FLAT_WEIGHT
layer-of-newspapers
waxpaper-sheet
paper
glue
paper
waxpaper-sheet
layer-of-newspapers
FLAT_SMOOTH_SURFACE
(Formica table top, stainless steel cookie sheet, glass plate)

I have only done one laser printed model this way, but it worked out well. I coated the laminated sheets with a thin coat of Elmer's washable clear school glue usingf an iceing spreader. This gave a surface that could be glued and kept the pigment from flaking and scratching. The completed model was given a dusting of matte varnish.


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