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This is the outline of the assembly instructions for the new Crowbox (internal note: Ploppy v007)

Set up your work area

  • Find an open, flat work surface with plenty of light. Kitchen table? Perfect.
  • If you like your table, find something to put down to protect it while you work.
    • Newspaper is OK, but use several layers.
    • A flap or side panel from a large cardboard box is perfect.

Using hot glue

Using plastic cement

Blah blah

Build Phase One: Sub-assemblies

In this first phase we'll be taking various acrylic parts for the Crowbox and assembling them into larger parts of the machine. In Phase Two we'll start using the sub assemblies from this step.

Baseplate sub-assembly

The Baseplate is the platform upon which the entire Crowbox is built. In this step we'll be adding some reinforcement to the baseplate to make it stronger at the points where the Crowbox will be screwed to a pole or platform.

Gather Parts & Supplies

  • Machine Baseplate x1
  • Reinforcing ring x4
  • Plastic cement

Build it!

  1. Peel the protective paper from one side of the baseplate
  2. Set the baseplate, peeled side UP, on your work surface
  3. Peel the protective paper from both sides of each reinforcing ring
  4. For the next steps, attach one ring at a time then move on to another
    1. Apply a thin bead of plastic cement around one of the holes in the baseplate
    2. Place one reinforcing ring over the same hole and carefully adjust its position so that the hole in the reinforcing ring aligns with the hole in the baseplate. The ring should slide easily on the fresh cement
    3. Repeat until all reinforcing rings are in place
  5. Finally, double check that all of the rings are still properly aligned, then set this sub-assembly aside to dry.

Basket Faceplate sub-assembly

Gather Parts & Supplies

  • Transparent basket faceplate
  • Transparent ribs (2 pieces)
  • Plastic cement
  • M3x10mm machine screws (4)
  • M3 nuts (4)

Build It!

  1. Peel protective paper from both side of the basket faceplate
  2. Peel protective paper from both sides of both transparent ribs
  3. Push one machine screw through each of the four holes in the basket faceplate
  4. Place the faceplate flat on your work surface with the screw shanks pointing up
  5. Thread one rib onto the screws by aligning the two holes in the rib with a pair of corresponding screws sticking out of the faceplate - Do not push the rib all the way down against the faceplate yet!
  6. Apply a thin line of cement to the faceplate, directly below the rib
  7. Gently work the rib down the screw shanks until it is flat against the faceplate and pressed into the cement
  8. Repeat the previous step with the other rib
  9. Thread an M3 nut onto each machine screw and hand-tighten
  10. Set this sub-assembly aside to dry

Machine Faceplate sub-assembly

Rail sub-assemblies

Rotor sub-assembly

Coin Magazine sub-assembly

kit/assembly_outline.1484183544.txt.gz · Last modified: 2017/01/11 17:12 by steve