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D112765#1

Ø 40

Ø 3

Ø 4

Ø 4

Ø 3

Ø 4

Ø 4

Ø 40

150

125

25

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Trace the patterns ( Page 5) on to the aluminium sheet  (1) 

die Schablone Mark the holes with a centre punch!  

 

Please note: 

The broken lines are the folding lines. When tracing the pat-

terns on the aluminium sheet , start by tracing the solid lines 

only , so that thee is less likelihood of any mistakes.

Base stage

Cover

Lid

lower stage

Middle stage

Lid

Base 

Cover

2. Drill all the holes 3/ 4 mm dia Remove any sharp edges with a countersink bit. The various parts  (Lid, Cover , Middle 

stage, Base) should be sawn eith a fretsaw ( with metalworking blade ) Remove the burr from the sawn edges with a 

file. The central hole in the lid, middle stage is drilled out to allow the insertion of the saw blade. Saw out the shape and 

remove burr  

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10

3. Take two brass tubes (8) mark off 10mm 

and them saw to length. Remove any burr 

with a file. At the end you should have 4 

tubes each 10mm long, with smooth ends 

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Preparing the various parts:

4. Shorten the threaded rod (4) as shown in the 

diagram. Remove any burr from the ends 

 

General: 

The lantern can be made in two variations. These instructions describe the first variation. In Variation 2 the top part is diffe-

rent and the metal must be formed into a rounded shape

Making the spacer tubes for the bottom and top

1b

1a

1c

1d

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