what will the museum of the future be like?
New Forum for technicians
Greetings from Nova Scotia, Canada
Just putting out the word that there is now a Museum 3 forum for museum technicians -
"Rubber on the Road."
While the forum is for techs to talk shop, it is also a good resource for others trying to figure out how to fabricate, install and maintain museum quality exhibitry. Feel free to post your problem and we''ll "run it up the pole and see if anyone salutes."
Dave Butler
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Permalink Reply by Irma Birchall on -
I also like to know the how and with what of things. So far no problem to solve comes to mind but when I have one I will visit this forum. Thanks David ... Greetings from Sydney.
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Permalink Reply by Lynda Kelly on -
Hi dave and thanks for setting this up. Looks great amd hope we get lots of great discussion happening. Anything we can do to help let me know!
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Permalink Reply by David Butler on -
Hi Lynda,
Well, I could use some pointers on how to spread the news about our forum for techs.
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Permalink Reply by Darren Tanke on -
OK I have now joined. I am a Senior Technician II at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. I'm essentially a dinosaur finder, collector and preparator. Do some assistance on exhibit building and at home on the side, some paleontology scientific and historical research. I am presently preparing a Late Cretaceous Gorgosaurus skeleton, an older and smaller relative of Tyrannosaurus. Preparation is being featured on the Archosaurian Musings blog: http://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/ about every 3-4 days with lots of write up about the "how to" of fossil preparation. This work is also being featured daily (work days only) at the Royal Tyrrell Museum's Facebook site: http://www.facebook.com/#!/tyrrellmuseum
I provide this information and link in case anyone is interested in dinosaur preparation from a technical perspective. It is an aspect of paleontology often overlooked, misunderstood and underappreciated.
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Permalink Reply by Darren Tanke on
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http://www.facebook.com/#!/tyrrellmuseum
Trying the Royal Tyrrell Museum hotlink again here, did not work properly in previous posting: http://www.facebook.com/#!/tyrrellmuseum
If it does not work as a hotlink, just copy and paste into your browser or search "Royal Tyrrell Museum" in Facebook and explore the page.
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Permalink Reply by David Butler on
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Excellent Darren, welcome aboard!!! It's people like you that will make this forum truly unique and practical. Please check in as often as possible just to see if there is someone you can help or can help you. Once again, glad to have you with us.
Dave
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Permalink Reply by Suesann Vos on -
We are looking for an expert/technician/supplier for advice on structural perspex vs structural glass, we are looking to exhibit Roman tessalated paving stones built into our flooring, with structural perspex suspended over the top, giving the effect that people are actually walking on the Roman tiles. Area is 1.1m squared, and the budget is zero. Most of all we are seeking advice and referrals, so I can get to work seeking donations and sponsorship to make it happen in a very, very fast turn around time before a ministerial visit.
Any help will be most appreciated.
Suesann Vos
Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology
Caboolture, QLD
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Permalink Reply by David Butler on
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Hi Susan,
Those are familiar parameters .... no time and no money.
Acrylic is going to be cheaper and lighter but of course it will scratch. Though much more resistant, even those with scratch resistant coatings will. One solution is to use a thinner (2-3 mm) sacrificial sheet on top. That will be an ongoing, though cheaper, expense. Glass is the better choice but there are weight and cost concerns.
You seem to be well settled in our familiar position; where the rubber hits the road, between a rock and a hard place. I've passed your query on to one of our designer/project managers who was recently involved with a very similiar installation, David Carter. He will be in touch. Thanks for posting.
Dave
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Permalink Reply by Suesann Vos on
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Thank you so much Dave - thinner sacrificial layer on top is a great idea I hadn't thought of. Really looking forward to hearing from David Carter, once again thank you - such a fantastic forum.
Sues
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Permalink Reply by David Butler on
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Hi Sue,
I asked around and had 2 additional suggestions. A model maker suggested that you don't use the real pavers, rather have a mould made and cast a replica. Display the originals at viewing height as part of your interpretive piece. Cast 2 or 3 duplicates to insure that the first one will last forever. If you only cast one, it will break the first day. :-)
On the shore of one of our lakes, they discovered indigenous hieroglyphics. They allow people to visit and walk in the area but only in bare feet. Food for thought.
Dave
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Permalink Reply by Darren Tanke on
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Regarding the making of replicas. We often sell casts of our dinosaur specimens. However, the very first cast that comes out of a new rubber mould is called the "master cast". We keep this, identify it as such and catalogue it. It is put it in a safe place and used only for in house and visiting researchers. Keep it safe in case the original is lost/damaged and cannot be moulded again, or remould the master cast as the original moulds will deteriorate over time. The master cast should be made in the highest quality casting materials available.
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Permalink Reply by Suesann Vos on
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Thanks Guys - really looking forward to hearing from Davis Carter, the builders are here - cutting out the hole in the concrete floor - now to come up with the frame design including how to fix the two layers of perspex....needs to be flush to floor, dust proof etc etc. If anyone has drawings of similar installation - any size - would be most appreciated.
Sues
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