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Step 6Attach the legs to the body
Now for the hot gluing. You should do all these steps quickly, before the glue has a chance to cool. (Note: I didn't really do the hot gluing on the surface in the pictures -- I did it on a counter top with parchment paper underneath. The glue doesn't stick to the parchment paper, so the bot doesn't get stuck down, and it also makes for easy cleanup.)
First put a fairly thin layer of glue over the entire bottom surface of the battery.
Now stick the legs on, keeping the three points of contact away from the soldered wire. Once you're happy with the placement of the legs, put a generous amount of glue over the points of contact. Don't be stingy!
I used a small piece of aluminum and line level to keep the plane of the feet parallel to the plane of the body. This is completely unnecessary -- you can just stick the legs on and they will be fine.
Wait for it to cool -- I stuck mine in the freezer for a couple of minutes to hurry the process along.
First put a fairly thin layer of glue over the entire bottom surface of the battery.
Now stick the legs on, keeping the three points of contact away from the soldered wire. Once you're happy with the placement of the legs, put a generous amount of glue over the points of contact. Don't be stingy!
I used a small piece of aluminum and line level to keep the plane of the feet parallel to the plane of the body. This is completely unnecessary -- you can just stick the legs on and they will be fine.
Wait for it to cool -- I stuck mine in the freezer for a couple of minutes to hurry the process along.
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