Toy Workshop 5-26-2018
Today was the warmest day in 2018 (90 degrees F) with no sign of moisture, so we put sanders and routers outside and got busy.
Attendees (24):
Rick W, Ed, Ken, Mary Jo, Paul, Julian, Bob and Kathie, Karl, Harley, Don, Gary, Lauree and Darwin, Mary and Danny, Patsy and Jerry, Jerry N, Grant, Brian, Bel, Richard, and Rollie
Activities:
- Drilling axle holes in Give-Away Vans (GAVs) for upcoming community events (Jerry, Al)
- Routering and sanding edges of GAVs (Ken, Danny, Rollie, Brian, Don)
- Routering edges of several toys (Ken)
- Sanding Turtle Banks (Don)
- Cutting toys to shape on scroll saws (Ed, Darwin)
- Sanding fronts of cabins for tugboats (Al)
- Hand sanding after sealer: (Kathie, Mary Jo, Richard and Patsy)
- Spray Wheels for our JIT Supply operation - completed at 8:30 am at Rick's Shop
- Wheel installation on McQueen cars, Racers, Farm Pickups, dachshund pull toys, and miscellaneous toys recovered from ICU (Julian, Paul, Bel, Harley, and Karl)
Toymaking Status:
The Toy Program effort
consists of 5 major phases:
Phase 1: Tracing
Phase 2: Cutting toys to shape
Phase 3:
Milling - routering, drilling, and machine sanding
Phase 4: Finish - sealer coat - sanding - final spray coat - final sanding
Phase 5: Wheel installations
We have completed Phase 1 for all traceable
toys. We have completed 85% of Phase 2,
and all drilling required for Phase 3.
The remaining tasks for Phase 3-Milling for traceable toys are routering
and sanding. Our goal for this year for
the Christmas toy program giving will be approximately 2,400 toys. We currently have 225 toys in inventory. We anticipate receiving requests for approximately
2,400 toys.
Another part of our
toymaking is making toys for giving to kids at Community events. Our next community event is a fundraiser called the Kenadi Carnival to be held in Spearfish on June 23rd. This past week, Mary Green cut over 300 blanks, drilled the windows and brought them to the workshop today. A team of toymakers drilled axles, routered edges, and sanded the flat sides to prepare them for giving. Some additional sanding will be needed to complete all the blanks. Mary will be finishing them at home.
WOOD MOVEMENT/HOMEWORK
Today Don Roberts took home a couple boxes of turtle banks to sand the inside curves. Jerry returned a box of heart boxes (two types) ready for sealing and finishing. Ken returned a box of pickups cut to shape and ready for additional milling.
Kathie B sealed 4 boxes of toys totaling 125 toys - on May 16th in preparation for this workshop. These toys were brought to the workshop needing sanding after sealing. Four boxes were sanded today and included all 150 airplane fuselages.
Gary Graves returned several different toys that he recovered from ICU. These toys were ready for to be sealed so were sent to the Buchanan's for this operation.
Gary Graves returned several different toys that he recovered from ICU. These toys were ready for to be sealed so were sent to the Buchanan's for this operation.
New Toy for 2018 - Dachshund push toy by Ken Maron featuring moving ears!
