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1 -The objects and the resources. The black ethafoam has the marks on it ready to start cutting out the nest.
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2 - Commencing to cut out the shape and testing against object. Noting high & low areas to shape the foam with a craftknife
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4 - all looks cosy. Ensure to make the nest spaces slightly bigger because dacron will take up room as well.
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5 - Add the layer of dacron. Shape it to the nest & push it firmly in to fit the interior shape.
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7 - Double check the object has room still. If not, take the dacron out and carve out more of the shape so the object fits nicely.
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8 - Using a small craftknife and close to the edge of the nest, slice some areas around the foam. Tuck the dacron by those cuts into them & this will hold in place while you add the tyvek.
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10 - Grab your tyvek and with the smooth side up, shape to the nest ensuring any curves are tidy. Tuck in to the sliced area as you go.
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11 - Complete for the whole nest shape and trim off the excess so all tyvek is tucked in nicely.
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9 - using the small craftknife again, slice right around the nest shape to relevant depth you want. I use the spacings marking the sections of the blade.
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12 - Mark where you want to have ties & using cotton tape, add these. I use large doll jointing needles to pull the tape through the thick foam
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14 - When securing objects, ensure not to do so too firmly, avoid fragile edges/rims and check afterwards to ensure the knots are not on the objects but, like here, they are actually touching the foam. Tyvek is placed against the object and foam on top. T
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13 - Shown with Ethafoam barriers which really are supports for when the lid is on so any pressure on the lid prevents it being depressed on to objects.
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15 - Tissue is placed against the object (non buffered I use 99.9% of the time for everything Tissue prevents the last layer - dacron, from being against the objects.