The Skirt

The skirt is actually an extension of the frame. Frame ring1 and ring0 (the skirt bottom) are glued together. I would wait to do that until after you have assembled the skirt onto ring0 since it will be easier to move the parts around that way.
Basically I created a set of risers that have the shape of the skirt. The skirt design is more difficult than it looks. It's difficult to get the curved end pieces and the angled side pieces to line up with the ribs. I used the JAG skirt drawings posted on the R2BC web site instead of the BC drawings. This isn't the first skirt design that I made. Version 1 design errors will show you where I went wrong.

This image of the skirt is before the sides are applied

The image links to a 3d pdf file, click on it if you want to be able to rotate the image around and examine it from other angles. (Note, the 3d.pdf file opens in a new window. If you have problems with the 3d feature you may have to upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Reader).

This image of the skirt shows the sides.

The image links to a 3d pdf file, click on it if you want to be able to rotate the image around and examine it from other angles. (Note, the 3d.pdf file opens in a new window. If you have problems with the 3d feature you may have to upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Reader).

The design drawings are available as both Autocad .dwg files and Adobe .pdf files download drawing files with the understanding that the drawings are copyright to Media-Conversions and are not to be used commercially. (That note also appears on each of the drawings). I've also put together a set of assembly instructions to help you put the frame together. Don't want to cut your own? You can try this parts source.
 

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