Instructions to Build Instrument Substitutes

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Parent ASAP Syllabus
Materials to build your own army-navy retractors

Army Navy Retractors

Supplies

  1. 2 1.5 inch corner brackets
  2. 2 1 inch corner brackets
  3. 2 6 inch X ¾ inch metal bars with pre-drilled screw holes
  4. 4 ½ inch screws with a very flat head
  5. 4 hexagonal nuts

Equipment

  1. Screw driver
  2. Pliers

Procedure – Creating the army navys

  1. Take a metal bar and one of the 1 ½ inch corner brackets and one of the 1 inch corner brackets
  2. Using one of the screws assemble the corner bracket such that it is on top of the metal bar
  3. Place the screw from underneath and tighten the hexagonal nut on top using the pliers and screw driver
  4. The assembly should provide as smooth of a surface to the underside of the army navy such that it will not interfere with dissection
  5. Repeat this step for the other corner bracket
  6. Repeat steps 1-5 for the other army navy
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Cite as Manisha (2021–2025). "ASAP Syllabus/Instructions to Build Instrument Substitutes". Appropedia. Retrieved November 28, 2025.