Notice the edge of the skirt’s second octagon is aligned with
the edge of the bottom deck. Use a piece of clear packing
tape to tape this octant to the upper face of the bottom
deck.
Only four octants of the skirt are taped to the bottom deck
at this point. This image may make it look like the skirt has
been cut between octants, but its not. The skirt is still an
octagon with no clipped edges. Note that the middle six
inches (or so) of each segment have been taped to the
bottom deck.
The middle six inches of all eight octants has been taped
to the upper side of the bottom deck. Next, you’ll
tuck the corners neatly and tape them.
holes on the skirt. Afterwards, drill or cut the holes carefully
so you don’t tear the skirt. Now sandwich the skirt between
the two nozzle plates and then run the bolts through the
plates. Slide the spacers on the nozzle bolts and attach the
nozzle to the bottom deck with its bolts and stand-offs. Use
nylocks to permanently attach the nozzle to the bottom
deck (you don’t want the fans to vibrate any nuts loose).
Mounting the Skirt
to the Deck
Now that the nozzle is bolted to the underside of the
bottom deck, it’s time to attach the rest of the skirt. The
skirt folds over the edge of the bottom deck where it is
then taped to the top surface of the bottom deck. You’ll do
this in a single octant at a time so the skirt is taped as
evenly as possible to the bottom deck. Take one edge of
the skirt from the underside of the bottom deck and fold it
over to the upper side of the bottom deck.
Remember the three concentric octagons you drew on
the skirt? The inner octagon was drawn the size of the
bottom deck and you ignore that one. Take the second
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