The cam followers were carefully nudged into the cam tubes and were allowed to rest on top of the cams. When I tested the mechanism, the cam were pushed forwards, not upwards by the turning cams, thus causing the cam followers to jam in the cam tubes. I solved this by epoxying several Lego bricks in front of each cam follower to prevent them from moving forward and distorting the upward path. The position of the bricks was optimised by checking that the cam followers could slide up and down smoothly. I also sanded smooth the face of the bricks facing the cam followers.
The top of the new stage was painted black.
This picture shows the disassembled acrobat lying on top of the stage. The arms are being remade. Notice that the left arm has a small brass tubing embedded within it. This will serve as a guide for the cam link to the left shoulder.
The background scenery pieces on the old stage will also be re-used.
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