Toy Workshop 11-9-2019 (TWS2019-22)

Toy Workshop 11-9-2019  (TWS2019-22)

Expected temperatures: 64 by noon, gusty winds

Attendees (29):  Bob, Danny, Mary, Paul, Gary, Rollie, Ken, Julian, Patsy, Jerry H, Jim, Tony, Rick, Ed, Ralph, Gloria, John, Frank, Darwin, Lauree, Jerry N, Keith, Bel, Harley, Mary Jo, Lon, Al, Harold, and Grant.

Results today:
    Toys completed, packed and sent to inventory:  259
    Total Toys in inventory to date: 2,800 +259 = 3,059

Planned Activities:
     Installing wheels on caterpillars, helicopters, Love Bugs
     Final sanding of ring toss games
     Rings on ring toss games
     Strings on cup and ball games
     Drilling holes in Caravan trailers for spare tire
     Hand-sanding several boxes of toys, including Caravans (cars + trailers), and three boxes of other toys
    Some routering and rough sanding, depending on what is returned

Toys shown here are being sprayed with a final water-based polyurethane clear finish, ready for wheels or rotors to be installed.

 Ring Toss sticks were turned at home by Al and Ed.  Here, the Ring Toss sticks and Love Bugs are being sprayed with a final finish.

    Heart boxes were made by Jerry H at home.  Here they are being sprayed with  a final coat of spray;  they still need to have felt inserts added;  Lauree will do homework.

 

Wheel Line working ovetime!

Final hand-sanding operation:

Cup and Ball - turned by Danny at home; strings and balls added here at the Toy Workshop.

Scrolling the last few toys - cut to shape - Darwin at TWS

Ring Toss - being tested by Denny before adding the string and wooden ring.

Sanding and routering (outside) - Jim - Ken - Jerry N

Drilling holes for Caravan Trailer spare tire mounts - Tony

Wheel installation

 Results today:

After rough sanding, and routering, there are six boxes of toys ready to be sealed:  143 Toys to be Sealed.  This includes a box of toys back from Dr. G at ICU and miraculously are ready for final spray.  (Note:  Toys were sealed on 11-10-2019 and are now ready for hand-sanding before final finish is applied.)

Four boxes of critters were completed and turned in for packing into cloth bags.

Two boxes of Love Bugs (71+) have wheels installed and are ready to go.  

After final hand sanding, two boxes of toys are ready to be spray finished for next weekend.  (Note:  final finish was applied on 11-9-2019 afternoon, and are now ready for wheel installs.)

Caravans were fitted with wheels (6) here at the TWS.  The trailer hitches and the spare tires will be installed at home.  Final spray finish will then be applied.  Slightly out of order, but still works.  (Note:  Trailer hitches and spare tires and final spray was completed on 11-9-2019 afternoon.)

Results today:

    Toys completed, packed and sent to inventory:  259
    Total Toys in inventory to date: 2,800 + 259 = 3,059
    Total Toys requested for 2019 (as of 11-9-2019): 2,613


General Meeting is Monday evening at 7 pm at 910 Wood Ave.


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Toy Workshop 11-2-2019 (TWS2019-21)

Toy Workshop 11-2-2019  (TWS2019-21)

Results today:
    Toys completed, packed and sent to inventory:  400 + 58 = 458
    Total Toys in inventory to date: 2,342 + 458 = 2,800

Weather today:  Windy and cold:  temperature at game time (9 am):  28 degrees with temperatures expected to get up to 44 degrees by noon.

Attendees (29):  Kathie, Bob, Danny, Mary, Paul, Gary, Rollie, Ken, Julian, Patsy, Jerry H, Jim, Tony, Rick, Ed, Ralph, Gloria, John, Frank, Don, Darwin, Lauree, Jerry N, Keith, Bel, Harley,  Mary Jo, Lon, Al.

Activities today:

    The sanding team setup outside to sand and router wheeled toys including:
          Rough sanding of toys and routering of windows and edges of toys
    Installing ball/string sub-assemblies to basketball games
     Packing basketball games with spoons
     Packing Basketball Games for inventory.
     Preparing string/ball sub-assemblies for the cup and ball games.
     Preparing string/ring sub-assemblies for the Ring Toss games.
     A number of Ring Toss Games were turned in for final assembly
     Miniature routering of critters
     Cutting CFB PINEWOOD Derby cars to shape on scroll-saws for 2020
     Hand-sanding finished toys (3 more boxes were ready to be sanded at game time)

This photo shows boxes or toys that were sealed and/or finished in preparation for this workshop.  Don't forget the finished wheels and the painted axle pegs that were prepared as well.

  

Results today:

Three boxes of toys are now ready to be sealed:

Four boxes of critters were completed and turned in for packing into cloth bags:

Two boxes of Love Bugs were turned in for sealing/sanding/finishing.

Four boxes of toys are ready to be spray finished for next weekend:

Results today:
    Toys completed, packed and sent to inventory:  458 (includes 106 BB Games and 58 chalk boards)
    Total Toys in inventory to date: 2,342 + 458 = 2,800
    Total Toys requested for 2019 (as of 11-2-2019): 2,613

Homework this week:

    Rick returned 4 boxes of critters ready for bags.

    Frank returned the box of rabbit toys

    Don returned a box of toys ready to be routered and sealed.

    Jim returned two boxes of Love Bugs ready to be sealed.

    

 Photos from today's workshop:

 Final steps to complete the basketball games was performed by a group of skilled craftsmen today:

Basketball Game final assembly and Packaging:  106 basketball games were packaged and moved to storage/inventory today.

Finally, the Wheel line ran out of time before running out of wheels or toys today.

Cutting CFB Derby blanks:  In an attempt to get ahead for 2020, Ed cut two box fulls of CFB pinewood derby cars today:

Ken worked on completing holes in stragglers for axle pegs.  Keith rounded over the 1/8" dowel pegs used to secure the basketball ball/string sub-assemblies to the base of the basketball games.

Not a popular job today, Jerry and Jim sanded and routered wheeled toys outside.

Preparing ball/string sub-assemblies for the Cup and Ball games, and ball/ring sub-assemblies for the Ring Toss games:

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First Toy Deliveries of 2019 - 10.30.2019

Five boxes of handmade wooden toys were delivered today to the South Dakota National Guards.  The toys will be given to personnel at their weekend drills held on the first weekend of November at locations all over South Dakota.  This early delivery will give them plenty of time to pack the toys in time for Christmas giving.


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