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Floppy Disc Fish

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Floppy disc Fish I dismantled floppy discs to re-purpose the pieces. Discs in one piece Components all in one piece Metal bar from top of disc cover stuck together to create a tail. Although this looks fairly simple it actually took a while to do, because I had problems with the glue. I started with UHU solvent glue, but it  didn't create a secure structure so I took it to bits  and started again with Araldite. This took a while because I had to keep mixing the glue as it sets very quickly. I managed to keep the front looking really neat, but the back is a bit messier Back of the metal bar has holes and some of the glue is visible, which makes the finish messier. These plastic pieces were idea to create effective eyes Plastic pieces glued to centre disc This is a very old woven stool which is disintegrating The twine removed from the stool I wanted to put the floppy disc part together to create the body. I used re-purposed twin

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Creating the Fish Body

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Spirals in acrylic Shapes cut from acrylic sheet Shaping acrylic after being softened in oven Shaped acrylic Acrylic with Springs and String Cutting out on laser cutter Glueing srpings in place Finished body Other ways of connecting Stringing together String with knots to keep pieces spaced apart Beads and beading wire Springs with string threaded through