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the parts for the left thigh (the right one is the same). Lots of different hole sizes, which meant I had to cut them out with a scalpel, but it worked well. The large hole punch was not suitable for this. The important thing was that I had to keep sanding and filing the common punch (see the nice holes by turning). Now it's time to glue it together and cut it out later.
 

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I can understand why one would punch holes before cutting the part out. The whole sheet gives strength to the part, and punching a hole means the shearing force is spread through the whole sheet, not a narrow part with thin walls. IMHO. ;)
 

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I can understand why one would punch holes before cutting the part out. The whole sheet gives strength to the part, and punching a hole means the shearing force is spread through the whole sheet, not a narrow part with thin walls. IMHO. ;)
I do like this also, just because of this reason and more convenient way to cut holes on bigger area. What I meant is to cut the part itself separately. It is more work, but easier to cut. Then you can laminate it together and send for solid line. Just wondering...:)
 
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It is difficult to cut 10-ply 160 paper, of course. 2-3 ply is still ok. But if you cut it individually and glue it together, it becomes too imprecise on the outer surfaces. It's not possible to sand it flat because the papers will separate again. For the right-hand part, I will separate the 10-layer part into two parts.
I will punch out the little "screws" that are included and glue them to my lollipop sticks, which I will cut to the appropriate length (10 layers thick). That way they are at least nice and straight.
 

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I would do the holes on one sheet, but I wouldn't laminate that many pieces and cut them at one time. If I have to laminate, then I use a small drill followed by an appropriately sized drill. A hard glue on the edge of the hole will take care of sloppy edges on the edge of the hole. Of course, if you make the hole slightly undersized, apply glue, then ream it up to size, you get a much better hole. Whatever way works for you. The model is coming out great, so this is just discussion. :)
 
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I would do the holes on one sheet, but I wouldn't laminate that many pieces and cut them at one time. If I have to laminate, then I use a small drill followed by an appropriately sized drill. A hard glue on the edge of the hole will take care of sloppy edges on the edge of the hole. Of course, if you make the hole slightly undersized, apply glue, then ream it up to size, you get a much better hole. Whatever way works for you. The model is coming out great, so this is just discussion. :)
i will test it out on a few test strips, thanks for the tip.
 
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the unframing of the thigh...
 

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das Hüftgelenk - die Verbindung zum Steuermodul. Anschließend kommt der Fuß dran. Und alles beweglich ;)
 

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Wow this is looking great. I like to see the amount of layers used. You are doing great work.
 

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Great progress, mate! The layering of the legs remind me of the rings inside a tree. Thank goodness it's just an optical illusion. Just imagine they were identical and a walker's leg would get thicker with age... :biggrin:
 
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After a short break, I finished the second leg. I decided to cut out the parts individually and glue them together. This makes the parts more accurate (see pictures) and it is also less tiring to cut. Now it's the stand's turn to be cut and glued one after the other. It gets boring after a while, but you have to get through it.
 

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