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With the cost of living heading up more like the lift in a high rise building, i again turned to scratch building in a small high-rise way. It being the bright winged case 99% of it is usually thrown away into the recycling bin. So here we have it to start with, the inner remains of two toilet rolls, have been pressed into service along with a few plastic milk bottle tops.
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They were simply pressed into each end without any difficulty at all.
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By doing so something happened straight away.
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What was that ? WingNut, asked.
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Well they became very rigid strong!
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But why?
Good question,well it was because by adding the bottle tops ,these things turned into upright box like things.
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After the Parcel Man had delivered a rather large box for my Dear Mrs B, i got another stash of cardboard for A&C projects!
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Now this turned out to be the thinner sort of cardboard which i found very easy quick to strip off the facing paper. i mean in a matter of seconds , rather then laborious minutes.
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This awesome tiny gauge is what i needed.
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BB's always happy to receive good old family rubbish.
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Stood on end they are very strong indeed for three part things.
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So after reaching this point of simple construction...
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,,, i set to, and measured and cut out what the job in hand needed.
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After marking out where the card would start upon the toilet roll, a dry run was made which means trying each one out for size without applying glue.
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This dry wrap around system proved worthwhile doing because i could then cut out freehand the correct length of card needed...
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...to help provide the finished result, the facing paper upon one side was not removed to avoid the groves springing.
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Good thinking BB.
It was one quarter past three in the afternoon when i started brushing on the glue. it took all of 20 minutes to finish the first three columns.
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The first column came into being soon after i rolled the cut to size glued up card into upright supportive place.
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This is number two.
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Number three soon followed using the self same method.
The Library needs supports.
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Of course all this activity caught the eye of several inquisitive individuals who...
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... soon after came walk about on site.
It was jolly good fun making do with what we usually chuck out. Which meant no real cost at all incurred producing these. i intend to pressure test these to prove how strong these supports are.
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yes piling on books time is coming soon.
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Now i'm off to my bed, perhaps i will see u on the next 1? BB