itamarj
12-07-2011, 11:10 AM
Hey guys,
I working on a proposal for a temporary large scale art piece. I've attached a very rough simulation of what I would like to do, and now is the time I need to think about how to make it practical.
The dimensions are about 19' width and 30' tall.
The piece is supposed to stand outside for about 8 months - most likely it will be taken down before any major snow storm will hit, but it should be durable for elements.
I was planning not to mill the whole piece - only the front part since this is the only part that is seen from the street.
I need to keep cost as low as possible - I was thinking to mill it out from either Styrofoam or bluefoam and then coat it with Epoxy probably (as Bill suggested in one of the posts) - MAS epoxy, for boatbuilders.
I was also considering to use a browncoating, but I'm a bit concerned of weight issues.
Since I have never worked on this scale before, it would be great if i could get some advice on the following:
1. what is the ideal material/coat to use for this project?
2. What kind of stucture should support the piece and what kind of mounting technique would be the cost/effective to mount it between the building?
3. If you can roughly calculate the cost of material that would be great. I'm not taking into account fabrication cost and labor, but do need to consider materials and special equipment for the installation.
I working on a proposal for a temporary large scale art piece. I've attached a very rough simulation of what I would like to do, and now is the time I need to think about how to make it practical.
The dimensions are about 19' width and 30' tall.
The piece is supposed to stand outside for about 8 months - most likely it will be taken down before any major snow storm will hit, but it should be durable for elements.
I was planning not to mill the whole piece - only the front part since this is the only part that is seen from the street.
I need to keep cost as low as possible - I was thinking to mill it out from either Styrofoam or bluefoam and then coat it with Epoxy probably (as Bill suggested in one of the posts) - MAS epoxy, for boatbuilders.
I was also considering to use a browncoating, but I'm a bit concerned of weight issues.
Since I have never worked on this scale before, it would be great if i could get some advice on the following:
1. what is the ideal material/coat to use for this project?
2. What kind of stucture should support the piece and what kind of mounting technique would be the cost/effective to mount it between the building?
3. If you can roughly calculate the cost of material that would be great. I'm not taking into account fabrication cost and labor, but do need to consider materials and special equipment for the installation.