PROJECTS: KI TE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH Y

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MATERIAL PREPARATION: CUTTING AND DRILLING THE PARTS

It’s a good idea to cut all the pieces to size and drill all the holes in one session. This will speed up the assembly process.

1.CU TTING Refer to the list of materials on the Set Up page for the dimensions of all parts. The wood pieces can be held and cut with a wood saw and an inexpensive miter box.

2.DRILLING Tools: Drill (or better yet, a drill press)

Drill bits: ¹/16", ³/32", ⁷/64", ¹/8", ⁹/64", ¹/4", ⁵/16", ⁵/32", and ¹/2"

Clamping jig

2a. Hardwood block for Picavet
hanging bolt and arms.
The 1¼" square block of hardwood [J]
requires a ⁹/64"-diameter hole drilled
through its center for the 8-32 Picavet
hanging bolt [AE]. You then drill four
¼"-diameter holes in a pinwheel
fashion for mounting the Picavet arms
[G]. The holes should be deep enough
to break through the intersecting per-
pendicular dowel hole, but note that
they should not go completely through
the block. I found a small clamping
jig very useful in making these dowel
holes with the drill press.

⁹/64" Ø center thru-hole

¼" Ø blind hole (center ¼" from edge as shown)

If you are making several rigs at once, it makes sense to batch-process them.

Here are the drilled and cut components for several kits.

The hub of the Picavet needs holes for the Picavet dowels and for the hanging bolt. (While I have not tried it, you may be able to substitute a Tinkertoy hub for this part.)

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