Rapid City Woodworkers Association (RCWA)

Friday, November 3, 2023

Toy Workshop (TWS2023-22) 11.4.2023

TWS 11.04.2023

Plan for TWS 11.04.2023

1. Toy Inventory: as of 10-28-2023: 2941/3055 = 114 to go

2. Sand then Router Critters with small 1/8” roundover router bits (xxx boxes)

3. Hand-sand tow trucks, and thin toy group and love bugs

4. Tow Trucks – build/seal/sand/spray; Add hooks to tow trucks - check assembly order

5. Double check toys before putting on wheels to see if they need sanding

6. Put wheels on caterpillars, mini vans, and crayon whales

7. Locate crayons and small bags; add to crayon whales.

8. Add felt to heart boxes – Lauree

9. Send toys that need sealing to Bob

10. Send toys that need spray finishing to Bob

11. Put completed toys into Inventory

12. Trace tugboat hulls (110) for 2024, time permitting

Attending (21):

Patsy, Jerry, Grant, Bob, Don, John, Rick, Ken, Keith, Maggie, Julian, Cleon, Al, Frank, Lon, Tony, Darwin, and Lauree.

Photos from the workshop:

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Monday, October 30, 2023

Prep for Next TWS 11.4.2023

Weather prediction for this week

To Do:

1. Seal heart boxes, tow trucks, and thin boats, thin whales, and thin ducks.,

Heart boxes need to be sealed/sanded/sprayed/felt installed/necklaces inserted.

Tow trucks need to be sealed/sanded/sprayed/tow hook installed/wheels installed (regular tires on front, truck tires on rear).

Thin toy group needs to be sealed/sanded/sprayed/wheels installed.

2. Spray finish caterpillars, mini-vans, and crayon whales.

Crayon whales need to be sealed/sanded/sprayed/crayons attached.

3. Get started on necklaces for the heart boxes (need 35).

4. Locate crayons and small bags for crayons for crayon whales (6 per toy).

5. Locate tow hooks to install on tow trucks.

10.30.2023:

Seal heart boxes, tow trucks, and thin boats, thin whales, and thin ducks.

11_1_2023:

Spray finish caterpillars, mini-vans, and crayon whales. Also some Love Bugs and some heart boxes (34).

Heart boxes needed some minor sanding of bottom edges. Now are ready to be sprayed. Lids must be kept with the heart box, they are not interchangeable.

The heart boxes are ready for felt in the bottom and necklaces.

The gun still had paint in it and there was some daylight left, so I sprayed the rest of the love bugs - about 40. Trust me, I really did, but I forgot to take pictures.

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RCWA

Friday, October 27, 2023

Toy Workshop (TWS2023-21) 10.28.2023

Weather Predictions for this Week:

Tasks Planned for Today:

TWS 10.28.2023

1. Toy Inventory: as of 10-21-2023: 2520/3055 = 535 to go

2. Bring last box of wheels to Rick (2000)

3. Untape lids from Heart Boxes; Handsand heart boxes, if needed

4. Sand and router Blocks, if necessary

5. Inspect Tugboats, sand if necessary, then put into inventory

6. Put wheels on 113 toys

7. Handsand 154 toys

8. Sand then Router Critters with small 1/8” roundover router bits (several boxes)

9. Tow Trucks – build/seal/sand/spray

10. Other toys not completed? ___(Love Bugs)____

11. Basketball Games:

a. Bring wedge-making box with 1/8” dowels etc
b. Remove the blue tape from tops of posts
c. Sand top 1 " of Posts before installing hoops
d. Attach hoops to posts with glue; use red mallets to drive hoops onto posts
e. Add string/ball to BB games using spoons as gauge. Note: Use 1/8” dowels to secure string.
f. Add one small instruction sheet and 2 spoons to each game with a Rubber Band

g. Package BB Games in boxes: 9 games per box

12. Send toys that need sealing to Bob

13. Send toys that need spray finishing to Bob

14. Put completed toys into Inventory

Attending (21):

Patsy, Jerry, Grant, Bob, Don, John, Rick, Dennis, Ken, Keith, Jim Burk, Maggie, Jim Brown, Julian, Cleon, Al, Frank, Lon, Tony, Darwin, and Lauree.

Wheels for today's Workshop

Tasks accomplished from the list today:

All tasks listed above were completed! Here are the details.

1. Put blocks in bags (8).
2. BB games: assembly hoop/backboards on post/base assembly; install ball with string. Package game with 2 spoons and instruction sheet. 106 assembled.
3. Inspect tugboats; handsand tugboats as needed and put into inventory (95).
4. Build more paddle games/strings/balls.
5. Sand/router - 3 boxes of toys
6. Router critters with 1/8" roundover.
7. Remove tape from heart boxes. Handsand heart boxes.