Toy
Program Status 3-31-2020 – A look back less than 3 weeks ago
THE TOY PROGRAM.
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 started “Phase 1 – Tracing” on Jan 11, 2020, our first workshop
(TWS01) in 2020. We did “tracing” at this
workshop, and continued this effort in Toy Workshops 2 thru 4 (TWS02 thru 04). At the end of Toy Workshop 4, we had traced
2,260 of our traceable toys which is 93%.
Our goal for 2020 is 2,800 toys. During
the first four workshops, some folks were able to move onto the other activities
in phases 2 thru 5, but the majority of the efforts was “Tracing”.
Toy Workshops 01 Jan 11, 2020
Toy Workshops 02 Jan 25, 2020
Toy Workshops 03 Feb 8, 2020
Toy Workshops 04 Feb 22, 2020
Toy Workshops 01 thru 04: we completed the tracing effort for 93% of traceable
toys.
March 11, 2020 Pandemic Declared
Toy Workshop 05 – March 21, 2020: The exchange – no toymaking today, just
distributed boxes of blank toys, toys ready for sealing, and cleared the
storage room at the Club for Boys.
It snowed March 25, 2020
Toy Moveout – March 26, 2020 – moved all remaining boxes of
blank toys, some tools, wheel jigs and presses, and the pattern file cabinet
out of the Club for Boys into several member’s possession, as the Club for Boys
is now closed to all outside groups.
March 28 – Rick brought turtle banks to Bobs for sealing;
Bob gave Rick airplane wings to install on toy program airplane fuselages, Bob
gave Rick the wheels remaining from 2019 (approx. 1800), plus almost 6000 pegs
for painting.
March 24 – Darwin and Lauree pink slips – until further
notice.
March 27 – Ed pink slip – until further notice.
March 30, 2020 – Bob picked up boxes of sanded toys from Mary
Jo’s, from Ed and Gloria’s, and Bel’s.
Rick spraying wheels, and painting pegs.
March 31 – Ed brought a box of toys ready for sealing; and chalkboards
with handles cut out; he picked up 4
more boxes to cut and two more to sand (after seal).
March 31 – Kathie sealed 6 boxes of toys (bears, ameba cars,
comic helicopters, Slimline rabbits, turtle banks, and paddles); Bob finish sprayed
three boxes of toys (busses, oldies, and pickup trucks). One box needs truck wheels; the rest need
standard wheels.
March 31, 2020 - New Horizon Band concert schedule and practices are now cancelled until June, with no makeup concerts planned.
Wowsa – don’t fall asleep too long, things are happening
fast.
It’s almost like we need to cross-train everyone to be able
to do everyone’s jobs, like Costco or Sam’s Club. We have lots of people who are respecting a “Stay at Home” order and
have a lot more home time on their hands. Because of this, we are progressing at an amazing rate.
