SINGLE SHEET – VINYL RECORD TESTS & THOUGHTS

MY INNITIAL THOUGHT WEN RECIEVING THE BRIEF WAS TO TRY AND USE A WASTE MATERIAL THAT ALREADY EXISTS AS A SHEET. I INNITIALLY RESEARCHED AND EXPERIMENTED WITH VINYL RECORDS.

old vinyl records

IT WAS EASY TO GET DAMAGED AND UNWATED VINYL RECORDS

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ABOUT 10 SECONDS OF EXPOSURE TO BOILED WATER IS REQUIRED TO MAKE THE VINYL MALLEABLE

malleable vinyl

THE VINYL HAD TO BE WORKED QUICKLY AS IT FIRMED UP WITHIN SECONDS OF BEING REMOVED FROM THE HEAT SOURCE

I WAS IMPRESSED WITH HOW EASY IT WAS TO MAKE THE MATERIAL MALLEABLE AND HOW EVENLY IT WOULD TAKE ON A FORM

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