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Step 3Install the Corner Straps
Now for the real fun!
Cut four 4" strips of elastic and prepare a sturdy paperclip to pull the elastic through the cuts you are about to make. The general shape should be an eyelet, with enough space left to grip the paperclip.
Center your Kindle (or other e-reading device) on the back of one of the prepared pieces of paperboard, and trace its outline. (I had to use a Sharpie to mark the felt.)
Now measure in from the corner of this traced outline 1" in each direction, and punch a hole through the felt and paperboard at this spot. Cut this hole wide enough for the elastic, but be careful not to make it too wide.
Next push the eyelet of the paperclip through the hole from the back of the paperboard, and load it with an end of the elastic strip. Pull this through (you might need pliers for the grip), and repeat on the other end. You will need to do this for each corner.
You might want to dry-fit your e-reader before the next step to get an idea of how much slack the elastic should have on the front of the paperboard. For the Kindle 3, I needed no slack.
Now, hot-glue the ends to the back of the paperboard.
Cut four 4" strips of elastic and prepare a sturdy paperclip to pull the elastic through the cuts you are about to make. The general shape should be an eyelet, with enough space left to grip the paperclip.
Center your Kindle (or other e-reading device) on the back of one of the prepared pieces of paperboard, and trace its outline. (I had to use a Sharpie to mark the felt.)
Now measure in from the corner of this traced outline 1" in each direction, and punch a hole through the felt and paperboard at this spot. Cut this hole wide enough for the elastic, but be careful not to make it too wide.
Next push the eyelet of the paperclip through the hole from the back of the paperboard, and load it with an end of the elastic strip. Pull this through (you might need pliers for the grip), and repeat on the other end. You will need to do this for each corner.
You might want to dry-fit your e-reader before the next step to get an idea of how much slack the elastic should have on the front of the paperboard. For the Kindle 3, I needed no slack.
Now, hot-glue the ends to the back of the paperboard.
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