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July 10, 2013 by Tien Chiu

Instructions for making a vertical swift from Tinkertoys

Just a quick note to say that I finally got the instructions for making my Tinkertoy swift up onto my website. (Thanks Alfred for giving me an excuse to make another one!) It’s chock-full of photos and even has a little video of the swift in action, so check it out!

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  1. Suzanne says

    July 11, 2013 at 12:41 pm

    Tien – Your swift is fabulous; so creative and perfect! When do you sleep?

    Suzanne

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