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Step 10The base (cont)

The base (cont)
Poke the dog leg ends of the supports into the four Xs so that the ends are between the layers of the corrugated card. If you made the dog legs at the right angle (not a right angle though), they should sit as nicely as mine. Maybe making the dog legs at this stage would be better?

EDIT: The new style supports from step 3 don't get pushed through the card as shown here. Instead, insert them into the raw edge of the card. You don't have to worry about the angles of the doglegs being incorrect, and these will be much easier to secure in position with Cellotape.
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Dec 1, 2010. 1:24 PMcharris12 says:
tip:the steeper the doglegs the beter!!
Apr 8, 2009. 11:59 AMwodahs says:
What distance apart?
Jun 17, 2006. 3:59 PMflying_coxswain says:
It's better to make the dog legs at the start, since adjusting them will be easier if they're already in the right plane and you just have to rotate the supports to match up.

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