Building the kit

You will need your pan and tilt kit, a screw driver, and a cutter. The following photo shows the parts of the mechanism laid out:

The parts of the pan tilt mechanism

In the parts shown in the photo, take note of the terms for the different plastic sections; I will be using those for the assembly. Next to these are the screws that would have come with the kit too.

First assemble the base as shown in the following photo:

Preparing the pan base
The plastic here will ping off, so don't do this without safety goggles. Be aware of ...

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