#cybernetica #team #knotplex #japaneseknotweed

#caseine #DIY #glue #knotplex

#miro #sharedboard #brainstorm #documentation #knotplex

Visiting Timelab in Gent Dampoort to get to know the people and workshop!

#timelab #knotplex #ghent #artcollective

Don't start working on a project if you don't do research! Reading the previous efforts of Timelab is important.

#timelab #howestipo #knotplex #ginderella

If you want to make something that should replace MDF, you have to know the what's and how's of MDF!

#research #MDF #knotplex #howitsmade

To make Knotplex, we need to shred the dried Japanese knotweed with a non-electrical shredder

#shredding #solutions #handmade

After shredding, the parts are still too big, now we need to cut them up in little pieces and sieve them

#mixer #cutting #sorting

Afterwards we sat down and discussed the results and the goals for next week

#documentation #discussion #Miro #planning

To achieve a good Knotplex plate, it has to be under a lot of pressure! #underpressure #queen #knotplex

After putting the mixture under a lot of pressure we have a plate! #happy #knotplex

To achieve a good plate it has to dry! To dry the plate we made a drying rack. Now the waiting starts #dry #waiting #knotplex

With the first Knotplex plate finished, we're testing out more recipes, this time with more glue!

#knotplex #recipes #testing #hideglue

After the second test with more glue, we got in a bit of a sticky situation when our plastic mold broke due to outwards pressure! No more plates for the rest of the day

#knotplex #RIP #press #theplatewasrescued

Luckily we were already working on a new and bigger mold. To allow more testing, we made the mold dividable so the big plate can be split into 4 smaller plates. Meanwhile we continued grinding knotweed.

#knotplex #lasercutting #mold #grinding

The glue for the first four testplates was made, we used 40g hide glue and 50ml water, the perfect recipe for this kind of plates! #sticky #fouratonce #measure

The mixtures that we made were 1mm dry, 1mm coocked, 2mm coocked and 1+2mm dry. The coocked fibers looked orange, an interesting colorchange #differentcolors #fibers #mixtures

The results of the first four tests, the dry fibers were no succes, there were not enough fibers. For further tests, we will use coocked fibers or more dry fibers! #testplates #failed #dry

To find a good mixture we have to test a lot! #knotplex #WIP #plates #ThatIsALot

Trying to make our first big plates! :D We might have made them too thick. #oops #knotplex #big #plates #underpressure

To get these plates we need to have a great team! #BehindTheScene #TeamworkMakesTheDreamWork #Team10

We worked together with Team 11 for the mold and Team 4 for the bio-colours to get these appealing cakes!

#teamworkmakesthedreamwork #biocolours #molds #knotplex

Plates and cilinders weren't enough, now we even put our hands on 3D shapes! Knotplex will conquer all.

#flowerpot #3D #knotplex #success

Thanks to the consults, we found out about a supplier for Knotplex-ready Knotweed, and we contacted Team 3 for more info!

#workshopsoon #releaf #knotweedfibers #knotplex

We made a clip of how Knotplex is made, for everyone who wants to try. Jonas and Isa helped filming the shots and Stef put them together!

#thanks #imagessaymorethanwords #Knotplex #timelab #howtoKnotplex

The text of the clip is recorded with a professional microphone! In this way everything we say is clear.

#professionals #recording #recipe #howtoKnotplex

To wrap up the project and get ready for observations, we had to send lots of mails and talk with lots of people. We also sat down with Team 13 and Team 8 for Team 13's website!

#observations #mailsmailsmails #team13collab #endofsemester

Team 11 finished their new mold and we had the honour the be the material with which they tested it! We are curious to see the dry result.

#team11collab #mold #knotplex #heavy