The armature for the full-scale dragon sculpture is formed and mounted.Here it is mounted to a pair of blocks (practice blocks for my Kreg drill jig).\u00a0 Note the 3D printed T-clamp that joins the dragon body to the upright.\u00a0 You can drill and tap 3D-printed PLA, so there are two 4-40 set screw holding everything firmly in place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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