Articulated Cardboard Finger Claw Template

Description

With this printable template, you can make a sturdy, neat and sustainable cardboard Articulated mechanical finger claw craft just like in the photo.

This templates is designed for corrugated cardboard with maximum thickness of 4mm (c-flute cardboard). The best cardboard to use is an E-flute 1.5mm, for example, shoe box, pizza box, toy box. You can also apply this to a paper with grammage minimum of 150gram or any cardstock like cereal box.

Files included in zip file

1. PDF Instructions (English and Indonesia).
   – Step-by-step illustrated instruction with QR-code and link to the video tutorial.
   – Secret tips and tricks for neat and sturdy cardboard craft.
   – Scaling/resizing tutorial (yes, you can rescale it to whatever size you want).
2. PDF template file for print (The_Template_1855.pdf).
   – Consists of 19 pieces in 7 pages (A4 size paper).
3. Head cushion template if applicable (mainly for headpiece templates).

What makes this cardboard template special?

• Designed for corrugated cardboard. Unlike paper, corrugated cardboard has thickness. And our template is designed to deal with that!
• Can be used on new cardboard or USED cardboard. It is a sustainable craft in mind!.
  Just search for cardboard with thickness ranging from 0.5mm to 4mm. You can use thicker than 4mm but that will need more energy to fold. For best result: just buy new 1.5mm thick E-Flute cardboard.
• A4 Native paper with no splitted template part.
  Each pieces inside of this template are less than A4 wide. This gives you three advantages: 1. You don’t need to unify the the splitted template part before applying them to cardboard because no part is splitted. 2. It doesn’t require wide cardboard, so you can use any cardboard scraps at home, and 3. Easier to print because A4 paper and printer are widely available worldwide.
• Fast and easy. KRAF Studio’s crafting technique is relatively fast and easy compared to another cardboard crafting techniques.
• It use easy-to-find tools
• Our templates conceal cardboard edge. Makes it looks tidy and seamless.
• All is tested. You can check on our Youtube channel for the real non-cut video walkthrough.
• Each template has comprehensive step-by-step tutorial with videos and also secret tips and tricks for neat cardboard crafts.

How to make Articulated mechanical finger claw out of cardboard

Tools and Materials Needed

• Corrugated cardboard with thickness up to 4mm. Higly recomended using an 1.5mm thick E-Flute cardboard.
• Cutter
• Cutting mat
• Scissor
• Ruler
• flat screwdriver
• paper binder clips
• tape (optional)

Step by step instruction

1. Print the PDF template (The_Template_1855.pdf) on A4 paper. Tips: Print it on A4 sticker/label paper to save time and effort.
2. Stick the template into the corrugated cardboard
3. Cut the cardboard along the straight red line (cut line)
4. Use a flat screwdriver and a ruler to score along the fold lines (the dashed line)
5. Fold the cardboard along scored lines
6. Find matching numbers and glue them

*Printed template side will be hidden inside the model after completion.

The walkthrough video of making the cardboard Articulated mechanical finger claw on the photo above is available on the following link
Cardboard Articulated mechanical finger claw video tutorial walkthrough

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