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The donut/doughnut model is a fun model, quick to make and fantastical!
Although it was originally designed to have 11 segments it actually works better with only ten. As a member you can download the parts file at the end of this post.
Print out the appropriate number of either mono or colour parts sheets onto thin card.. Score along the dotted lines and cut out the parts. Roll each section round and glue it down to make a wedge shape .
Glue the sections together. Be careful to do this accurately.
Glue eight of the basic sections together to make the body of the torus.
Carefuly glue the two end pieces into place as shown.
Glue the large tabs down to complete the model. If you glue them down carefully they should be virtually invisible.
That's it! You now have a paper Donut. I'm not sure what you can do with it but it look great doesn't it! Its got to be useful for something!
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Smelter
Silly question Rob.
For all the paper modelling masochists out in web land.
Is the hole in the middle big enough to make chain of them?
robives
Hi Smelter - The hole in the final model is too small but the download in the earler version should work fine. Good luck!
Smelter
Thanks Rob,
Now for a chain reaction!
Alan
averagejoe
Good luck - post pictures!
myronf
Rob,
Would it be possible to have four sections on a page so it's only necessary to print two pages instead of three ?
Having built a few models now and viewed others, I notice that you favour a lot of white space - how do you balance simplicity of layout / efficiency of packing ?
Thank you,
Myron
robives
Hi Myron, I'll see what I can do. I leave a lot of space top and bottom so that people who are using Letter size paper rather than A4 can still print out - Also many colour printer leave a wide border at the bottom f the page.
Smelter
Perhaps a little late to comment, but it looks like someone has made a meal of your doughnut!
http://www.paperdonut.com/2010/09/curious-breakfast/
robives
The cheek of it! I think mine is better though :-)