Infinity Curve

[Mariusbez]

Hi

Can anybody help me with the setup of an Infinity Curve. How do one construct one and which material would be the best to use?

I saw one on a DSTV channel and it seems to work wonders. A friend of mine and outdoor member won a photoshoot and makeover in Durban and they used an infinity curve as the background and it looks really cool.
Regards

Marius

[markthomas]

Marius, what size do you want to make? The thing with an infinity curve is to make something that is seamless. Depending on the size you want you can use anything from a big sheet of paper to building it out of concrete. Give us some more info!

[Mariusbez]

Hi Mark

I suppose it needs to be big enough to have someone standing on it or lying down or sitting on it, without having sides showing. I am thinking about converting my double garage into a studio, there is enough space so it can be rather big.

[Hendrik van Rooyen]

For that size I would suggest a wood frame & sheeting with fibreglass surface.

Sand & spraypaint.

You'll have to sit down and design what you need.

When you do the garage-studio thing, remember the heating and cooling needs of the subjects and also power needs of the equipment - you wouldn't believe how easy you can overload the circuits with lights, fans, aircon, heaters etc.

Regards.

[markthomas]

As I said there are many ways of doing it. All you need to do is make a curve where the wall meets the floor. You can make a steel or wood structure and cover it with fibre-glass or plywood. Take a look at how scadeboard parks are made and get some ideas there.

[wirld]

Hey Marius

I'm also looking at putting my studio into our existing garage fulltime - when I spoke the builder about building a 'cove' (infinity curves floor and ceiling) he suggested I look at rhinolite - not sure what that is, but apparently you get a rhinolite powder which mixes up similarly to plaster of paris and has a similar texture once dry.

Can be sanded and varnished dpeending on whether you want a matt / gloss surface.

If I understood him correctly, the layers under the rhinolite powder would be rhinolite boards - which apparently have the ability to flex and are lighter in weight than equivalent wooden boards.

If you do go ahead - please won't you post your results / construction findings?

[James Mitchell]

I'm thinking Masonite here... It comes in large sheets and is relatively flexible and bends with a nice, smooth curve. It is also cost-effective and can be cut, sanded, painted, glued etc. You can then fill in the gaps with acrylic sealer, which is permanently flexible and can be painted over as well.


You could even upholster the masonite by gluing fabric over it, or attaching velcro to allow you to change the colour / texture of the backdrops.

If your teenage boys want to use it as a skate park after hours, you could even use 10mm Masonite!!!

[Chris Cloete]

i used normal whitesided hardboard for all my curves in my studios. Work perfectly. The only thing is that you must only use it for the curve and not the runway as it warps to much. in a previous studio we also just used the hardboard for the curves, but plywood for the floors which worked perfectly

[Hendrik van Rooyen]

Hi all,

Rhino is the company that make most of the ceiling boards in our homes. All their products are very similar to plaster of paris and the strength and flexibility is also the same - so I wouldn't do it with that.

I would say, build a wood frame with "brandering", use hardboard to create the curve and then cover with a layer of fibreglass that can be sanded and painted to will. This will give a strong yet flexible structure that can be maintained easily.