6: Level all four legs of the tower with a file. Take your
time so that the tower will stand vertical and not lean
to one side or the other.
inches across and .040” thick, deep enough to rise above
its surrounding ground cover, yet shallow enough to easily
blend with its surroundings.
Locating tip
While creating the new base requires little more effort than
snapping scored styrene, mounting the tower on it can
be frustrating and time consuming. Anyone who has ever
installed a detail with multiple mounting stems can attest
how difficult aligning the drill points can be. Mounting the
tower on the base requires drilling four holes, one for each
leg of the tower. Rather than locate the drill points by mea-
suring and marking intersecting lines, an easier way is to
level all four legs of the tower with a file and then dip them
into a stamp pad. Carefully place the tower on the base,
allowing the bottom tip of each leg to transfer the stamp ink
to the base, instantly creating accurate points that can be
drilled with a pin vise.
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