Made a Cardboard Gauge first


Seems 4.0mm to 4.0mm is the best fit.

Cardboard orientation matters when cutting small parts!
I want to make a flower lamp shade with different shape configurations

Finished the design! selflock cage in the center, holding 8 piece of blades. Assembly will be tricky, need to keep all parts loose at a certain step :D Using ML logo cut outs for star effect duh.
Assembly! Step by step
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3. Put them together like this just for now.

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add a renforcement back bone to the blade
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9. This step is tricky!

10. Every part has to be hanging loose.

11. This is actually the first fixed piece.

12. Pushing them together,creating a lock between inside and outside ring.

13. Take a little break.
14. Take another one.
15. Turn it over.

16. The second in/out lock

17. In position!

18.Finally little pins hold everything together.

19. 8 of them!

20. Done!

21. Form 1

22. Form 1 from underneath

23. Form 2

24. Form 2 from underneath

25. Form 3, and it moves in wind :)

Too loaded this week to do Vinyl this week, but i did a project before with Zund cutter.
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End of today :)