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How I Built Fred Part 2 |
| The Base (or Fender) | |
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I put nails through the angles, to hold them together, following the lines I drew on the tops.
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My first step was
to cut out the pieces of the base for Version I. I used the tech
manual's schematic for cutting out the proper angles. I was using
2" x 6" boards here.
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The pieces cut and laid out on the floor. |
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I drove nails into one end of the base board, then sawed off the head of the nail. I drilled corresponding holes in the other sides of the base boards. This way, the nails would guide into the holes and keep the two pieces aligned.
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Once the pieces were cut, I used the radial arm saw to create "shelves" for the "skirt" (part with the bubbles) to rest in. Note: This method could be used for the original, shallow base the TV show Daleks possess). I decided that I'd split the base into 2 parts, at the time, to allow ease for transporting the Dalek in a car.
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I used narrow 6" long, 1/8" thick pieces of metal with pre-drilled holes to hold the pieces together. (I got them from the hardware store, but I forget what they're used for.) Through the holes, I put threaded bolts with wingnuts. This would allow for quick assembly and disassembly of the two base pieces. |
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The two pieces of the base that meet together, with the metal slats in place before drilling the holes. |
