During the mid trimester break I managed to get along to the University to collect a bag full of PVA plastic pellets. They sounded like a interesting material to experiment with, although I'm not sure how I would include it as a part of a my project.
PVA is a water soluble plastic. To use it you can heat it in water and then pour the water onto a large surface. Leave it for a few days and when the excess water evaporates you will be left with a sheet of the PVA plastic.
This must be kept dry or it will dissolve again.
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| A Bag of PVA pellets. |
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| Dissolving the pellets in hot water. |
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| Liquid plastic in a large tray. Now to wait for the water to evaporate out. |
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| Uisng play dough as a mould I made a '?' shape and poured some less dissolved PVA into it. |
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| When it dries it should look somewhat like a Question Mark. |
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