Toy Workshop 11-2-2019 (TWS2019-21)
Results today:
Toys completed, packed and sent to inventory: 400 + 58 = 458
Total Toys in inventory to date: 2,342 + 458 = 2,800
Weather today: Windy and cold: temperature at game time (9 am): 28 degrees with temperatures expected to get up to 44 degrees by noon.
Activities today:
The sanding team setup outside to sand and router wheeled toys including:
Rough sanding of toys and routering of windows and edges of toys
Installing ball/string sub-assemblies to basketball games
Packing basketball games with spoons
Packing Basketball Games for inventory.
Preparing string/ball sub-assemblies for the cup and ball games.
Preparing string/ring sub-assemblies for the Ring Toss games.
A number of Ring Toss Games were turned in for final assembly
Miniature routering of critters
Cutting CFB PINEWOOD Derby cars to shape on scroll-saws for 2020
Hand-sanding finished toys (3 more boxes were ready to be sanded at game time)
This photo shows boxes or toys that were sealed and/or finished in preparation for this workshop. Don't forget the finished wheels and the painted axle pegs that were prepared as well.
Results today:
Three boxes of toys are now ready to be sealed:
Four boxes of critters were completed and turned in for packing into cloth bags:
Two boxes of Love Bugs were turned in for sealing/sanding/finishing.
Four boxes of toys are ready to be spray finished for next weekend:
Toys completed, packed and sent to inventory: 458 (includes 106 BB Games and 58 chalk boards)
Total Toys in inventory to date: 2,342 + 458 = 2,800
Total Toys requested for 2019 (as of 11-2-2019): 2,613
Homework this week:
Rick returned 4 boxes of critters ready for bags.
Frank returned the box of rabbit toys
Don returned a box of toys ready to be routered and sealed.
Jim returned two boxes of Love Bugs ready to be sealed.
Final steps to complete the basketball games was performed by a group of skilled craftsmen today:
Basketball Game final assembly and Packaging: 106 basketball games were packaged and moved to storage/inventory today.
Finally, the Wheel line ran out of time before running out of wheels or toys today.
Cutting CFB Derby blanks: In an attempt to get ahead for 2020, Ed cut two box fulls of CFB pinewood derby cars today:
Ken worked on completing holes in stragglers for axle pegs. Keith rounded over the 1/8" dowel pegs used to secure the basketball ball/string sub-assemblies to the base of the basketball games.
Not a popular job today, Jerry and Jim sanded and routered wheeled toys outside.
Preparing ball/string sub-assemblies for the Cup and Ball games, and ball/ring sub-assemblies for the Ring Toss games:
