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Old 08-04-11 | 02:58 PM
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My earlier post was at 9:35 AM, it is now 16:41 (4:41 PM), and I have a load of photos to show you. Yours Truly has been very busy the last seven hours. But I now have a complete set of photographs to show everyone here in this class how to make your own Corrugated Plastic Panniers.

1) The Origami one sixth scale model that I made last night before going to bed:


2) The Paper Model, the Plastic Board, a tape measure, and a permanent marker. (NOTE: As both the plastic and the marker are black, I had to use Blue Masking Tape to make visible marks):

3) Be careful to mark every line "FOLD" or "CUT", because if you cut when you should fold, you will ruin your sheet of Coroplast. (Thank you for crossing your fingers, I made no mistake):


4) Both the Board and the Origami original are marked with the letter "A", on the corresponding trapezoid panel, in order to obtain proper orientation:


5) The Coroplast Plastic Board all marked up, ready for cutting:


6) Cutting the Plastic Board with a sharp Knife:


7) Be careful to ONLY CUT where intended, one mistake can ruin the project:
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