Toy Workshop 6-29-2019 (TWS 2019-10)

Toy Workshop: June 29th, 2019 from 9 to noon at CFB
Temperature at game time: 80 degrees F, sunny, windy

Attendees (20): Lon, Danny and Mary, Jim, Ken, Ed, Gloria, Harley, Bel, Paul, Julian, Rollie, Mary Jo, Kathie and Bob, Frank, Rick, Ralph, Gary G, and Grant.

Activities today:

Hand Sanding after sealing: Helicopters, Racers, and Tater cars: Gloria, Kathie, Mary Jo
Installing wheels/pegs on Love Bug Project toys:
Harley, Mary G, Ralph, Bel
Sanding with Rigid sander/Routering: Jim, Ken, Danny, Grant,
Sanding with 1″ belt sander: Jim
Band-sawing toys to shape: Rollie
Scroll-sawing toys to shape: Ed, Rick, Danny

Results today:

Toys completed, packed and send to inventory: 169
Rick transported the completed toys to Store Room.
Total Toys in inventory to date: 432

Gary Graves brought in two boxes of toys, ready for finish. Lon took home a box of blanks to work. Frank returned thin firetrucks ready for inventory. Jerry returned thick firetrucks at SS SIG last Thursday, ready for inventory.

Photos from today’s workshop:

Harley and the wheel installers completing 103 Love Bugs: Harley, Ralph, Bel, and Mary G

Mary Jo, Gloria and Kathie hand sanding the raised grain after the toys were sealed with Shellac.

Julian, Paul and Frank drilled holes for windows and axle holes.

Paul drilling windows in toys using a 3/4″ Forstner bit.

Sanding Line

Ken easing/shaping the edges of toys with a 3/16″ round-over bit.

Grant sanding love bugs.

This is only the second workshop of the year that we were able to work outside using routers and sanders.

Ed – cutting toys to shape on the scroll saw using #9 blade on 2″ stock.

Love Bugs completed today: 103

Suggested new design of Love Bug to facilitate easier sanding of nose area. New plan will replace all existing Love Bug plans circulating around the group. New rev will be announced, and plan distributed.

Rollie – doing a through cleaning of the bandsaw.

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Rapid City Woodworkers Association