Matchbox Studio
(07/09/16)
Ok, it's been a month now since art school ended and my stones ain't gonna finish themselves, and to be efficient and not wear out my hands I need to use the power tools more, but before sending more chips flying or generating dust, I need one more tweak for the studio...
I decided on pvc pipe and plastic drop cloths to make a 5ft. x 7ft. cube that will be my studio industrial space - a dirty room, paint room, etc. Inside it I can be as messy as I want within reason and clean it up fast...
That's eight 10 ft. pieces of 1/2 inch pipe, eight 3-way connectors and two 9x12-ft. drop cloths.
Four pipes were cut in half, four cut to 7 ft...
Storage won't be a problem...
A test setup shows the floor space with a decent margin on the perimeter...
A third drop cloth works as a roof if needed. Lots of elbow room, and if I needed to keep the cube up for week I could work around the frame between sessions...
A few days later I decided to put the materials together in a proof of concept. to work out a few remaining logistics, starting with the camp tarp and the base......
Once assembled, the binder clips are placed all around the top...
One side done. The clips on the vertical pipes are extras for when the top clip pops out of your fingers...
With a foot of slack on the edges, the floor is covered...
The other drop cloth is attached. The space is small but not cramped, just fine for rough carving...
The ceiling doesn't hurt the headroom either. For actual use, the drop cloths should be 3-4 mil and I'll cut a 6x6-ft square for the roof. Cool...