MAKE Terry Kilby - Step 3: Assemble the Clean Frame

Blackout Mini Spider Hex
If you are building a Blackout Spider Hex frame, your
booms will mount to the bottom plate in a very simi-
lar fashion. The main dierence you will see is that
you use four screws instead of two and the booms
will not fold into the body.
Step 3: Assemble the Clean Frame
Next, we are going to build out our clean frame. This frame is
made up of plates D, E, and F (which we will add later in the
book) from Figure 2-3. We will also be using the eight 37-mm
standos that came in the kit. The overarching idea is to use
plates D and E as a top and bottom of our frame that is held
together with the standos.
Let’s start by finding plate D. You will notice eight 3-mm diame-
ter holes that are positioned around the edges of the plate.
These are our stando mounting holes. Take a 5-mm black
screw (one of the short screws that came with the kit) and man-
ually push it through one of the holes (see Figure 2-14). It
doesn’t matter which hole you pick, because we will repeat this
for all the holes. You also do not need a washer for these screws.
Next, take one of your 37-mm standos and thread it on the por-
tion of the screw that is sticking out of the other side of plate D
(see Figures 2-15 and 2-16). Once you have it finger-tight, you
can tighten it further with your Allen wrench and adjustable
wrench or pliers.
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