I started with removing the MDF from the foot.
I was planning on making a long groove to put a new power cable in. The wood glue was really strong, I had to use acetone (that I had lying around for the fiberglass) to get it all off, sanding would really take forever!
But then suddenly the cable that snapped yesterday came out. Yesterday I could lift the leg up by that cable and nothing would happen.
That made everything much easier. No I just had to route a much smaller groove starting from the place I drilled the hole yesterday to the hole where the cable came out. I was pretty deep and my router just couldn't get as deep as the original groove but it turned out well.
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After I put the cable in the right place, I added some small chunks of wood to fill the groove a bit instead of filling it completely with filler.
Here's what I achieved yesterday, one leg attached:
And this is what I did today, both legs can rotate over a 36° angle:
The two white dots (the second one is at the bottom, left) are the 2 things that hold the shoulders to the body. I don't know what it's really called but it (normally) serves as something to be able to put a bolt into a wall.
Here's a picture of them alone:
This was everything I could get done before leaving on vacation, I'll start again in August with painting and finishing everything up. Really looking forward to it!
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