June 24, 2002
Here you can see how you want the pieces to be flush
with each other.
Also a reminder, we are looking at the underside
of the top level floor. So stand on your head if you
want to see what it will look like in the real world
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June 24, 2002
These are supports so the platform doesn't get crushed.
All pieces are 3.5 cm in height X 9 cm Wide. Since
they will be hidden and act as supports you can use
scrap pieces not necessarely all 9 cm long. |
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June 24, 2002
Use the hot glue gun to attach all the supports along
the surface.
You can also see the 2 flexible strips along the
inner circle and the 2 single stair supports next
to the edges. |
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June 24, 2002
Flip it right side up and we have an upper office
level - well almost - LOL |
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June 24, 2002
Take your left side stair case and attach it to the
main platform using the flexible strip on the sides
and the bottom of the stair support.
The top piece of the support along with the upper
level's floor act as the double thickness for the
stairs.
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Avoid attaching
the staircase to the upper single stair support. Hmmm, this
seems even confusing to me :) |
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June 24, 2002
Here is a picture from the bottom perspective.
I hope it helps you better understand what I was
trying to explain in picture 035 :) |
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June 24, 2002
Cut out 2 identical 11.5 cm X 3.5 cm pieces for the
side stairs support. |
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June 24, 2002
Use the hot glue gun to secure the shape to the end
of the upper level.
Try and be as flush and aligned as you can with the
top piece of foamcore.
Repeat for the other side. |
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June 24, 2002
Now we need to make the end stairs. These stairs
are where the 2 statues keep guard duty.
Take a piece of foamcore and draw a line down the
center of the piece. Take your cardboard guide and
poke a hole in it 1.5 inches from the thumbtack. |
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Poke the tack
along the center line and go for a spin. Draw 2 lines perpendicular
to the center line at each extremity of the circle for about
7 inches.
Attach another piece of foamcore with Hot Glue before you
cut along the lines. We want a double thickness. Repeat
this procedure 2 times. |
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You should now have 2 pieces that look like this.
It doesn't matter if the ends don't match. We will
be triming those off soon. |
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June 24, 2002
Lift the top level on top of one of the end stair
bases.
Align the center line with the end of the top level
edge and the hole (where you poked the thumbtack)
should go on the corner.
Take a pencil and trace along the top level's base. |
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June 24, 2002
This is the pencil trace you should be seeing. I
hope :)
Carefully cut along the line so that the end stair
base will fit snug against the upper level's base.
Here I go confusing everbody again - LOL |
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June 24, 2002
Here is the cut out shape you want to have. |
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June 24, 2002
Place the two pieces snuggly against each other and
you understand everything I was talking about :)
Now you can cut off the end tip following the outside
angle of the floor. |
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June 24, 2002
The statue's base rests on this corner so we need
to do a bit or renovations.
Stick your thumbtack right on the tip edge of the
upper level. Poke a hole at 1 inch and let your pencil
rotate around the thumbtack. |
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