Project Info

Paper required: two sheets 8.5 x 11 inch (or A4)

Finished Project size: 4 inches (10 cm)

Difficulty Level: beginner

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Pulsar Star Printable Pattern - Free

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INSTRUCTIONS

STEP 1

Print the Pulsar Star pattern onto two paper sheets of your choice. Use one color of paper for Sheet 1 and another color of paper for Sheet 2.

Read the pattern key included in the General Instructions.

General Instructions

Step 2

Cut out the 14 pattern pieces by cutting on all black lines.

Photo 1. Inside of Part Type 1 and Part Type 2 after Step 2

Photo 2. Outside of part Type 1 and Part Type 2 after Step 2

STEP 3

On all 14 pattern pieces, fold the green lines as valley folds and the red lines as mountain folds.

Photo 3. Two of Part Type 1 after Step 3

Photo 4. Two of Part Type 2 after Step 3

Step 4

On each Part Type 1 glue Flap A to the other Flap A. On each Part Type 2, glue Flap B to the other Flap B.

Photo 5. Two of Part Type 1 after Step 4

Photo 6. Two of Part Type 2 after Step 4

Step 5

Take one of the Part Type 1’s and attach four Part Type 2’s to this Part Type 1. Do this by gluing one triangular glue Flap D on each Part Type 2 to one of the triangular glue Flap C’s on the Part Type 1.

Photo 7. Inside of Project after Step 5

Photo 8. Outside of Project after Step 5

Step 6

Add a Part Type 1 between each of the Part Type 2’s. On each added Part Type 1, glue a triangular Glue Flap C to a triangular Glue Flap D on each adjacent Part Type 2.

Photo 9. Inside of Project after Step 6

Photo 10. Outside of Project after Step 6

Step 7

Add a Part Type 2 between each of the Part Type 1’s that were added in Step 6. On each added Part Type 2, glue a triangular Glue Flap D to a triangular Glue Flap C on each the two adjacent Part Type 1’s. Finally, add the remaining Part Type 1 by gluing its Glue Flaps C’s to the available Glue Flap D’s on the Part Type 2’s added earlier in this step.

Photo 11. Completed Pulsar Star - View 1

Photo 12. Completed Pulsar Star - View 2

Photo 13 . Completed Pulsar Star - View 3

This Pulsar Star is in the form of a cuboctahedron. One of the things that I like about this design is that the glue flaps are used to form additional “points” between the main points.