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Originally Posted by MacSongLi
I was doing fine until I saw the word 'petals'. OH NO! You did a great job Dave, but petals will be the end of me...
Gary
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aw cmon...I hate petals too.
But this is an easy one.
Couple of tricks I have learned;
-use a dowel to roll the part into a tube.
-use a dowel of smaller diameter than what you want the part to be.
(in other words, roll it tighter than it needs to be, that way when it relaxes
it is still the right diameter and easier to glue together as a tube)
-roll the tube first, and then unroll the part to roll the petals.
-use an even smaller diameter dowel for the petals.
-roll them tightly until they maintain the proper curve.
-unroll the part again, and reroll the tube length.
-now hold the final diameter and glue the tube.
-the petals should be almost in the correct postion for gluing.
-apply glue sparingly, to the edges of all the petals, and hold in place.
-At this point, I'm usually hunting for a tool to fit inside the part,
with the correct rounded end to fit the petals.
-I have even sanded a domed end onto a wooden dowel(of the correct diameter)
-Put this tool inside the tube to hold the petals in shape while gluing.
-another option for holding the petals together while they set up, is to use a drill guide.
(Its a metal plate with holes in it, used to size drill bits.)
Find the hole that is a bit smaller than the petal diameter and press the petals into the hole until they set up.