Les -
Perhaps I can help - pm me and I can email photos.
On one long end, there is a row of protrusion thingeys that did not have the tips removed. This end goes "up", as a reservoir if you over water. Not terribly effective, so if you put this row at the bottom of the pot, no biggie. I think it's almost easier to set up if this row is down.
Lay the pot flat, open protrusion thingeys out.
Place the bottom disc so that the center "nipple" is up.
Start from your left and roll the airpot bottom around the disc. The airpot should just overlap itself, one row of protrusion thingeys. Sometimes, securing a fastener at the bottom and then at the top helps.
The oldest airpots seemed to have the bottom fit more snugly then the newer ones do.
Assuming that my description helps, the soil does not seem to stay in the airpot until water and a plant are added - another frustration of this design. You can have ALL of the dry soil simply stream out the bottom.
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