Parts:
| Item | Quantity | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1200ft2 of cardboard | 100 @ 2′x6′ | $147.00 |
| Pad of Graph Paper | 75 sheets @ 9 1/4″ x 11″ | $12 |
| Zebra Jell-3 3-Color Combo Gel Pen | 2 | $10 |
| Fiskars Protractor With Swing Arm Bar | 1 | $2.00 |
| Fiskars Stainless Steel Ruler | 1 @ 18″ | $5 |
| X-Acto Gripster and Assorted #11 blades | 1 knife, 15 blades | $9.00 |
| 3M Super 77 Spray Adhesive | 16.5 oz | $10.00 |
| Saunders UHU Liquid Glue Pen, Clear | 1.69 Oz. | $1.00 |
The cardboard, bought from uline.com is as big as it can get and still be shipped by UPS/postal service. Their restrictions are no greater than 130″ in length + girth.
Remember that length you only pay for once but width (and thickness) you pay for twice. The paper is for making designs, as I can find no good cad/drawing software for Linux. The pen is for designs too; I bought 2 because I can’t find them around here – they’re like the four-color pens but instead of regular lame ballpoint they’re gell rollers.
I hope this x-acto gives me more control than a utility knife.
I got the 3M 77 on the advice of http://thistothat.com . It’s in a spraycan and I only intend to use it if I’m going to pull a gehry and laminate sheets together. The stuff is highly noxious; I’m not sure I should use it at all. If anybody has other suggestions I’m open.
The Saunders UHU pen is a PVA glue. Also not good to suck on, but it’s pretty ubiquitous. I intend to use this if I decide to adhere strips together- like if I were to make a brace.
In general, I want to avoid glueing if possible, and I want them to stay dissasemblable.
I have yet to buy the waterproofing agent but I intend to waterproof all the materiel when I’m done; I may experiment with different agents. I suspect with latex or thick acrylates I could pass the finished pieces off as sturdy-but-light plastic; If I compromised on dissasemblability I’m sure I could.
