Toy Workshop 11 (TWS2021-11) 6-26-2021

 

We held a Toy Making Workshop at the Club for Boys on June 26, 2021.   A beautiful day for making sawdust outside.

Attending (15):  Patsy, Jerry, Don, John, Julian, Harley, Bel, Al, Ken, Rick, Lon, ollie, Kathie, Bob and Ron

Activities:

1. Unload tools.

2. Set up tools and work stations.

3. Router edges of 3/4" thick critters.

4. Cut toys and critters to shape on 2 Scroll Saws.

5. Drill axle holes and windows in 2" thick toys and eyes on critters.

6. Hand-sand (final before wheels):  Paddles, Ameba cars, race cars plus two boxes of toys returned by Don.

7. Trace more Love Bugs

8. Toys for home shops - Several boxes of toys were taken home for work by individual members in home shops.

9. Bob brought in about 130 finish sprayed toys ready for wheels, and about 265 toys to be hand sanded after sealer was applied.

10. Don, Lon Ken, Rollie and Rick returned boxes in various stages of construction. 

11. Install wheels and blue axles on Love Bugs (72).

12. Install 2021 green axles and wheels on Soccer Vans (10) and Locomotives (38).

13. Install rotors and wheels on prototype helicopters (11).

14. Inventory, label, count, and package completed toys: 131 toys

15. Tear down workstations; clean up the area.

16. Load up tools.

 

 

Photos from the workshop are shown below:

  

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Preparation for Toy Workshop 6-24-2021

Activities Prior to June 2021 Toy Workshops

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Tool Sale Garage Sale Fundraiser 6-19-2021

Twenty-one members attended the 2021 Tool Sale on June 19, 2021, which is the main fundraiser for our Toy Program.  Members brought  items to sell, came to buy items, came to serve lunch, came to help with setup and with manning the sale.  

Attendees: Wes and Kathy Murphy, Rick Weisbeck, Paul Douglas, Harley Schmadeke, Rollie Lynde, Danny Green, Jim Burke, Ken Maron, Al Oines, Lon Gose, Ron Fisher, Jerry and Patsy Hood, Dave Maude, Tony Verchio, Harley Paulson, Grant and Mary Coffin, and Bob and Kathie Buchanan

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