Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Estes Mini Mars Lander Build #0881, Part 5, Cutting The Leg Struts


The dowels are a bit rough. Smooth them out with 400 grit.

The dowels were taped down and got a hit of filler/primer.
Sanding followed leaving very little filler on the dowels.


The instruction drawings are supposed to be full size, but they were off by about 1/16" in the length. I figured I'd trim them down after the dowels are glued in place.





The dowel angles were cut by laying the dowels on the full-size drawings.
A new razor blade made the cuts easy, these dowels aren't that thick.

Line up the blade with the cut lines on the instructions.






The dowel diameter is thicker than the card stock. Be sure the dowels are centered on the card edge.

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