Knex Desk Organizer
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Is your desk piled under lots of paper and other office supplies? If it is, this knex desk organizer is just the thing for you! It has a few shelves to put your paper on, a "cup" to put your pens in, a box without a lid to put your sticky notes in, and a rod to slide your paper clips on. Once you make this, you will be able to see your desk again!
Parts Count
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Connectors:
Dark Grey - 16
Orange - 1
Red - 66
Purple 3D - 79
Yellow - 16
Blue 3D - 27
White - 13
Rods:
Green - 36
White - 142
Blue - 66
Yellow - 43
Red - 5
Grey - 2
Other:
Blue Spacers - 8
Y-Clip - 7
Messy Desk - 1
Paper Shelf Part 1
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Pic 1: Build the base.
Pic 2: Snap blue rods around the base.
Pic 3: Make the outside of the bottom shelf.
Pic 4: Add this to the outside of the bottom shelf.
Pic 5: Snap on the stabilizers to the bottom shelf.
Pic 6: Connect the shelf to the base.
Paper Shelf Part 2
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Pic 1: Make the outside of another shelf.
Pic 2: Add this to the outside of the shelf.
Pics 3 and 4: Snap on these stabilizers all around the shelf. Make two of these.
Pic 5: Snap green rods all around the base.
Pic 6: Add another shelf to the base.
Pics 7 and 8: Repeat steps 5 and 6.
Paper Shelf Part 3
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Pics 1-3: Make the shelf like before. Notice the 3D connectors around the sides are different then the other shelves.
Pic 4 and 5: Connect the top shelf to the others and you are done with the paper shelf!
The Pen Cup
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Pic 1: Build two of these.
Pic 2: Connect the top and bottom with blue rods.
Pic 3: Connect the cup to the shelves.
Sticky Note Box and Paper Clip Rod
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Pic 1: Make the outside of the box.
Pic 2: Add these for stability.
Pic 3: Snap on Y-Clips to the outside of the box.
Pic 4: Add rods to the Y-Clips.
Pic 5: Connect the box to the shelves.
Pic 6: Add a yellow rod for the paper clips.
Done!!
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Now you are finished. If you have small paper clips you will have to add a micro rod to put them on.