description: "My How-To will help explain how to make small little animal figurines that are fun for kids to play with and enjoy. " slug: "figurine-farm-animals" comments: 0 title: "Figurine Farm Animals" fileLink: "" _created: "2023-05-18T05:49:21.739Z" creatorCountry: "ke" moderation: "rejected" total_downloads: 0 _contentModifiedTimestamp: "2023-06-07T10:03:55.394Z" _deleted: true cover_image: fullPath: "uploads/howtos/X2bh2fmpeVv1BaeeSobv/Screenshot 2023-05-18 at 08.43.05-1882d64c353.png" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2FX2bh2fmpeVv1BaeeSobv%2FScreenshot%202023-05-18%20at%2008.43.05-1882d64c353.png?alt=media&token=1375ec89-195e-44ff-95b6-76ff5c439a3e" updated: "2023-05-18T05:49:15.730Z" type: "image/png" size: 133290 contentType: "image/png" name: "Screenshot 2023-05-18 at 08.43.05-1882d64c353.png" timeCreated: "2023-05-18T05:49:15.730Z" difficulty_level: "Easy" tags: - "PP" _createdBy: "plastiki-rafiki" mentions: [] steps: - _animationKey: "unique1" title: "Creating a silhouette on Illustrator" text: "The first step is to find a silhouette of an animal on Google and upload it to Illustrator. Adjust the legs on your animals so that the bottom of the feet all line up. This will help the animal stand when it is molded. Then copy and paste the adjusted animal so that you have three versions of your animal. Using the erase tool on your first animal, erase the head, tail, front, and back leg. On your second animal, erase the head, tail, and legs that you didn't erase on your first animal, keeping the legs that you erased from the first animal. Finally, on your third animal, erase both legs and the bottom part of the animal. This will be the middle piece of your animal once it is molded. Additionally, when you place your animal outline in a square so it can be set, on the third animal, make sure you add additional cuts so the piece can pull apart. Then cut out your details in acrylic using a laser cutter and inject your plastic. " images: - contentType: "image/png" type: "image/png" name: "Screenshot 2023-05-18 at 08.35.24-1882d5c1660.png" size: 36633 updated: "2023-05-18T05:49:18.043Z" timeCreated: "2023-05-18T05:49:18.043Z" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2FX2bh2fmpeVv1BaeeSobv%2FScreenshot%202023-05-18%20at%2008.35.24-1882d5c1660.png?alt=media&token=4552792f-1527-4c9d-84c7-2fc1c47ebac1" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/X2bh2fmpeVv1BaeeSobv/Screenshot 2023-05-18 at 08.35.24-1882d5c1660.png" - timeCreated: "2023-05-18T05:49:17.832Z" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2FX2bh2fmpeVv1BaeeSobv%2FScreenshot%202023-05-18%20at%2008.41.45-1882d6112c4.png?alt=media&token=689c569f-eaf9-4815-87c7-2858579da837" contentType: "image/png" updated: "2023-05-18T05:49:17.832Z" type: "image/png" size: 34481 name: "Screenshot 2023-05-18 at 08.41.45-1882d6112c4.png" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/X2bh2fmpeVv1BaeeSobv/Screenshot 2023-05-18 at 08.41.45-1882d6112c4.png" - images: - timeCreated: "2023-06-07T10:03:54.450Z" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/f5c9QsHkaJptDnmGxHlp/Screenshot 2023-06-07 at 13.03.28-188954ff769.png" name: "Screenshot 2023-06-07 at 13.03.28-188954ff769.png" type: "image/png" size: 399867 updated: "2023-06-07T10:03:54.450Z" contentType: "image/png" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Ff5c9QsHkaJptDnmGxHlp%2FScreenshot%202023-06-07%20at%2013.03.28-188954ff769.png?alt=media&token=667b1086-d4d2-430d-ba51-5ef3f2c9ac76" _animationKey: "unique7f1u3v" title: "Injection the plastic" text: "The next step is to transfer your Illustrator pdf into Glowforge. Make sure that your animals fit within the frame of the cut-out, and then cut out your animals. I recommend cutting the animals out of cardboard a few times to test out your design and using hot glue to stick the cardboard pieces together. This way, you can make sure that your animal works and stands before you use plastic and acrylic to make your design, so you don't waste any extra material. Once you are happy with your cardboard design, put acrylic into the laser cutting machine and then cut your animals and their molds out!" - images: - contentType: "image/png" updated: "2023-05-18T05:49:20.707Z" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/X2bh2fmpeVv1BaeeSobv/Screenshot 2023-05-18 at 08.44.09-1882d645769.png" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2FX2bh2fmpeVv1BaeeSobv%2FScreenshot%202023-05-18%20at%2008.44.09-1882d645769.png?alt=media&token=40971213-4773-4e07-aa74-04eec891c9b9" timeCreated: "2023-05-18T05:49:20.707Z" name: "Screenshot 2023-05-18 at 08.44.09-1882d645769.png" type: "image/png" size: 91806 - size: 133294 name: "Screenshot 2023-05-18 at 08.43.05-1882d6463c1.png" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2FX2bh2fmpeVv1BaeeSobv%2FScreenshot%202023-05-18%20at%2008.43.05-1882d6463c1.png?alt=media&token=bcf9fca3-c4d6-4b3c-8ee4-4bd1d240b777" timeCreated: "2023-05-18T05:49:20.732Z" type: "image/png" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/X2bh2fmpeVv1BaeeSobv/Screenshot 2023-05-18 at 08.43.05-1882d6463c1.png" updated: "2023-05-18T05:49:20.732Z" contentType: "image/png" text: "Once you inject your plastic into your mold, allow it to cool down, and then pull it apart to expose the animal in the middle. Then make sure your animal can stand; if not, go back into Illustrator and make sure the feet are level or the correct feet were removed. Suppose this is your first time doing this. In that case, I recommend making cardboard versions of the animals and just hot gluing the pieces together to ensure your design works correctly before injecting plastic into it. Then your design is complete, and you can enjoy the animals or gift them to a friend. 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