08-11-2014, 02:43 PM
|
 |
I do not like Facebook
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: North Tejas
Posts: 3,104
|
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by MarkB.
The photo shows the completed pieces for the tower. It's built of 1/12 dowel and toothpicks. It turns out that the toothpicks are very close to 1/12 themselves. I might consider redoing this with smaller diagonals if I ever find smaller diameter dowels.
|
I have had decent luck making smaller dowels by twirling them through decreasingly smaller holes in a drill gauge. It takes a bit of practice, but finding the gauge was the hardest part.
Bill
__________________
It is well past time to Drill, Baby, Drill!
If your June, July, August and September was like this, you might just hate summer too...
Please unload your question before you ask it unless you have a concealed harry permit.
: countdown begin cr dup . 1- ?dup 0= until cr ." Launch!" cr ;
Give a man a rocket and he will fly for a day; teach him to build and he will spend the rest of his days sanding...
|