Rapid City Woodworkers Association

Toy Workshop at CFB – Saturday 9-16-2017

Saturday September 16th, 2017:  9 am to Noon – Toy Workshop at CFB Shop
The second week of our fall toy-making marathon!



Attendees (21):   Danny and Mary Green, Bob and Kathie Buchanan, Jerry Hood, Ralph Brethauer, Paul Douglas, Rick Weisbeck, Richard Rasmussen, Harley Schmadeke, Darwin and Lauree Buus, Jerry Nordine, Julian Wigen, Bel Felix, Don Roberts, Al Oines, Ed Pike, Rollie Lynde, and Frank DiCesare, and Mary Jo Anderson.



Activities:
   Critters – sand flat sides and router edges with trim routers on tables using 1/8″ round-over bits
   Sanding – toys with Rigid Sander
   Sanding – flat sides with stationary belt sander
   Routering – edges of toys with round-over bits
   Sanding – toys by hand after sealed
   Sanding airplane wings
   Sanding basketball game launchers
   Rocking Chairs:  Tracing patterns for rocking chairs, cutting backs for rocking chairs with scroll saws. 
   String/Ball Assemblies – add to Paddle Games; package Paddle Games in ziplock bags
   Airplane wings – drill countersunk center hole and attach to fuselages
   Airplanes:  Installing wings on airplanes, then install two wheels on airplanes
   Basketball game launchers – sand and mark location of screw pilot holes; drill pilot holes in launchers.
   Installing wheels on toys – two wheel presses set up
   Inventory of completed toys:  count/label/record/box up



Photos from today’s Toy Workshop:

Entering the SHOP at the Club for Boys
Airplane Assembly on the left; scrolls sawing rocker parts in back on right, paddle game assembly right front.

The Wheel Line:  Harley and Julian and Bel

Hand sanding caterpillars:  Kathie, Don and Mary Jo

Ed scrolling parts for the rocking chairs

Jerry drilling holes in airplane wings

Frank drilling pilot holes in basketball game launchers

Ed – Fretwork on the rocking chair back.

Darwin – Scroll sawing the rocking chair parts.

Al – Building the string/ball assemblies for the paddle games.

Airplane Assembly Line – Ralph, Paul, and Lon

Wheel / axle subassembly assembly  mixed with string/ball subassemblies…

Airplane wing assembly fixture

Lon – wheels on airplanes

Rollie and Rick:  Tailgating:  using trim routers with 1/8″ round-over bits to ease the edges of the critters.

Danny and Jerry:  using RIGID sanders to sand and shape a number of wheeled vehicles.
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Toys packaged for Inventory today: 229            Subtotal to date:    1,331.
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