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FIGURE 7-36 Ordering gears on Ponoko.com

11. While you’re waiting for your Ponoko order, get out your 1/4 in wooden
dowel and cut off two 2 in sections with a hobby knife. File down any
splintery ends.

12. The gears will come in the square template with a sticky paper protector on
each side. Peel off the paper, pop out the gears, and position the two gears
over the holes in the base. Insert your wooden dowels, and voila! Figure 7-37
shows my gears.