Issue 78

OK, a fun issue here. We're taking the top and bottom of the mandible we've done so far and bolting them together. Using this issue & previous ones, you should have these 5 parts, 2 longs and 3 shorts:

You'll also need the small golden flathead screws from Issue 76.

Take one of the Longs, and attach it to the top panel (the one without the pipes) as shown. Note that the flat side is facing outward, and covering the tabs on the top frame. This allows us to screw in the flathead screws so they are flush with the surface. Do 'em all like that.

Now the next long piece.

And finish off this side with one of the short pieces.

The other side (inside) is just two short pieces, as shown below:

Now, very carefully load the bottom plate onto the assembly, and screw it down, as shown:

And the end result should look like this:

Now, take the side panels and add them in the places and in the order shown EDIT: WRONG! I goofed up on these next two pieces: they go the other way, it seems :( Not sure how I managed to screw that up, but the next issue definitely shows them in the other positions:

It's looking and feeling very solid now, but we're not quite done yet; there are some add-on details that need to be installed before we can call it good. See you next time.