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3.1
SIDE LEGS
Side Legs
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When the vinyl has been cut, I weed out all of the excess,
leaving only my templates. Vinyl is the staple lettering
material of every sign shop.
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Side Legs
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The vinyl templates are arranged for the best fit on the
materials.
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The final cuts with the wide blade are on the aluminum. This
1/8 highway-grade aluminum will add a bit of strength to
the ankle and the pivot point at the very bottom. Aluminum
can be shaped with all the same woodworking tools. If you
can, run the saw at a lower speed, or move very slowly to
keep the blade cool.
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And a long shot of the same thing, showing the entire leg
main assembly.
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Side Legs
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Instead of trying to cut and glue tiny strips along the edge
of that 3mm styrene, I left it short and sanded it down to
a smooth transition. After this pic, I hand trimmed the top
edge of the veneer to match the stright line of the hollows
inner plane.
Side Legs
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Side Legs
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Then I flipped it over onto the main leg. The ankles are
taped into place, and the leg is placed curved-ankle-up,
so that gravity will shift the JB Weld into place and grab
the main leg on its own.
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Side Legs
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A nylon insert was tapped into place. The drill bit wiggled
a bit when boring through that aluminum, but it didnt hurt
it structurally, and its hidden.
Side Legs
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At the top of the hole, I drilled a small hole into the tunnel
through the back of the leg to let me know I was straight
and see how clean the tunnel was.
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The flanges only were reinstalled onto the body, and the
5/8 hole was continued through the vertical braces to the
interior of the droid.
A line was drawn from the little hole to the place where the
leg was drilled out from the shoulder flange.
A channel was routed from the end of the drilled hole (as
far as it could reach from the ankle) to the shoulder hole.
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The styrene strip was glued into place over the channel.
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The typical putty and sand routine ensues, until the surface
is nice and smooth again.
The backside of the legs were primed again, and the wires
were run up the tunnels.
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Once fully cured, the process was repeated for the other
side. The thin styrene was pulled around the pivot at the
bottom, and tape held it tightly in place.