Rapid City Woodworkers Association (RCWA)
Monday, October 14, 2024
Prep for Next TWS (10-19-2024)
October 2024 General Meeting
Attendees (15): Bob B, Kathie, Al O, Lon, Vicky, Bob A, Grant, Jerry, Patsy, Rick, Jim Burk, Nick, Harley,
and Stu Kellogg.
Saturday, October 12, 2024
TWS (TWS2024-20) 10.12.2024
We held our 20th Toy Workshop (TWS) for 2024 on Saturday Oct 12, 2024, from 9:00 to 12:00 am. This was held at the Wood Shop at 910 Wood Ave in Rapid City. The shop is in the basement of the annex to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church.
- Cutting Toys to Shape (Last group of Love Bugs)
- Inventory Control
- Handsanding lots of toys (including Tugboats, Puppy dogs with ears, Dachshunds, soccer vans, Locomotives, Taxi, Koala, Off Road Vehicles, Love Bugs)
- Drilling axles in Love Bug blanks
- Wheel Installs (Helicopters, 1969 Volkswagens, and Caterpillars)
- Machine Sand toys (80/100/120 grit) - (Shark Cars, Tater Bugs, Jeeps, Small Bugs, 50s Toy Cars)
- Spindle sanding of windows
- Router edges of toys after first sanding
- Router/Sand blocks for block bags
- Bringing in Toys completed at home (Basketball game bases)
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Prep for Next TWS 10.12.2024
Seal Toys (10.7.2024)
Spray Wheels
Rick
Poly rub Cradles. (10.7.2024)
Spray finish wheeled Toys (10.7.2024)
Spray finish Tugboats (10.7.2024)
Sand hoops. 10-9-2024
Add alignment groove in back boards
Groove is 1/16" deep x 3/4" wide x 3" long
Drill attaching screw holes in backboards
Build jig for drill press
Recover wood - Buus's - picking up 1" material at Forest Products.
Mill basketball parts - Ken and Lon
Finish Turtle Banks - Rick
Spray Wheels - Rick
Assemble Rockers
Done 40 rockers (10-12-2024) - added to inventory.
Poly rub Rocking chair parts - Kathie