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Step 15Step 3b: case construction - finish
Turn the fur fabric "bag" inside-out so that the fur is on the outside. You may now need to spend a bit of time picking at the seam to free the fur trapped in the stitching. Wrap the circuit board in a bit of polyester stuffing to insulate it from the metal case of the battery and carefully stuff the electronics "module" into the fur fabric bag taking extra care with the foil of the variable capacitor C4. Make sure that the battery will be accessible from the opening in the case. Add more stuffing until Tribble is of the correct shape.
After the electronics and stuffing have been inserted into the "bag", sew a 4 inch strip of 3/4 inch Velcro onto the outsides of the its opening. You might want to remove the fur, as shown in Figure 1, under where the Velcro is to be attached before stitching it in place. You may also want to stitch the edges of the opening closed a little to reduce its size. The opening with Velcro closure will be the portal through which the 9V battery can be changed so it does not need to be big enough to get the whole electronics module through once the electronics are stuffed inside. The Velcro will get (mostly) hidden when the portal is closed because it will be folded in. Figure 2 shows confirmation of battery access.
Close the Velcro on the access port by folding it in and sticking it together and you are done. If nothing went wrong the electronic Tribble should now be a functioning stuffed toy.
Figure 3 shows the finished electronic Tribble plush toy.
After the electronics and stuffing have been inserted into the "bag", sew a 4 inch strip of 3/4 inch Velcro onto the outsides of the its opening. You might want to remove the fur, as shown in Figure 1, under where the Velcro is to be attached before stitching it in place. You may also want to stitch the edges of the opening closed a little to reduce its size. The opening with Velcro closure will be the portal through which the 9V battery can be changed so it does not need to be big enough to get the whole electronics module through once the electronics are stuffed inside. The Velcro will get (mostly) hidden when the portal is closed because it will be folded in. Figure 2 shows confirmation of battery access.
Close the Velcro on the access port by folding it in and sticking it together and you are done. If nothing went wrong the electronic Tribble should now be a functioning stuffed toy.
Figure 3 shows the finished electronic Tribble plush toy.
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Dec 6, 2009. 1:20 PMSmalfrii
says:
you could just buy one from www.thinkgeek.com
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