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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