WT SIG 7.31.2024

The Wood Turning Special Interest Group (WT SIG) was held on July 31,  2024.

All RCWA members and guests are welcome to attend.  It is on the calendar for the last Wednesday of each month at 1 pm. It is normally held in Jim and Maggie’s Shop at 2879 Spotted Fawn Lane, Rapid City, SD 57702

Attending:

Michael Howard, Al, Stu, Maggie, Jim, Ken K, Ken M, Bob, Kathie, Lon, .Rick, Dave Maude

Wood Groove Burner wire made by Michael Howard

Maggie explained the typical progression for turning a bowl.

Dave Maude prepared a piece of Green wood from Murphy's newly cut Canadian Cherry tree.

Details of the wood groove burner wire. 

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Toy Workshop (TWS2024-14) 7.27.2024

We held our fourteenth Toy Workshop (TWS) for 2024 on Saturday July 27, 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.

It was a beautiful day with the temperature at  85 expecting 96 degrees.  We worked inside today handsanding, installing wheels, drilling and cutting and outside sanding, cutting and routering.   

The attendees at today's workshop () included Rick, Stu, Nick, Roy, Harley, Keith, John, Jerry, Bob B, Kathie, Cleon, Ken, Gary Graves, Lon and Russ.

Activities today:

Photos from today's workshop:

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Prep for TWS 7.27.2024

Building toys:

Tanker trucks

Flat bed trucks

 Sealing toys

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SS SIG 7.18.2024

ScrollSaw Special Interest Group (SS SIG) was held today from 1 pm to 3 pm at Rick's shop in Black Hawk.

 Attending:  Ken, Jerry, Bob, Kathie, Patsy, Rick, Maggie and Adam.

We finished cutting all 55 tractors for the upcoming threshing bee.  Rick will router the edges and sand them for the Threshing Bee.

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TOY WORKSHOP (TWS 2024-13) 7.13.2024

 

Preparation for TWS

Sealing Toys 7.5.2024

Cement Mixer - new toy by Al Oines

Final Spray Finish - 7.9.2024

7.9.2024

7.10.2024

7.12.2024

look

56

181 + 56 = 237

Total toys sprayed this week: 563

135

191

181

56

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563

which took a little more than 3/4 of a gallon.

which means we will use about 2,252 wheels.

We held our thirteenth Toy Workshop (TWS) for 2024 on Saturday July 13, 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.

It was a beautiful day with the temperature at 95 degrees.  We worked inside today handsanding, installing wheels, drilling and cutting and outside sanding, cutting and routering.   

The attendees at today's workshop (30) included Rick, Stu, Jim Burk, Nick, Roy, Harley, Keith, Patsy, Jerry, Bob B, Kathie, Cleon, Gary Graves, Lon, Abby, David, Matt, Josh, Deidra, Ed, Lauree, Julian, and Russ.

Activities today:

Gary Graves brought in mini- helicopters, ready for routering and drilling rotor holes.

Cleon continued in the role of Tugboat Captain today.  Cabins  were sanded and routered today by the "outside sanders".  A Smoke stack drilling jig was made by by Bob and David.   Several hulls need to be drilled, cut, sanded and routered.  Cleon worked on the hulls today cutting them to shape on the scrollsaw.  

Sealed toys were hand sanded today in preparation for the final spraying.  Toy blanks were cut to shape on scroll saws. Wheels were installed by Nick, Harley, Julian, Russ, Keith, and Roy.

Toy movement:

Lon brought in one box of toys ready to be sealed, and brought more home to work on.  Ed brought in two boxes of toys cut to shape.  He took home three more to work on. 

Jerry brought in Motorboats ready to be sealed.

Photos from the Workshop:

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