Creative Woodworks & crafts 2000-03, страница 42

instructions

jj Introduction

This three-car wooden train measures 32" end-to-end when hooked together, and features removable couplers. The train is || sturdy, inexpensive, and easy to build—even a novice woodworker I will probably be able to finish this project in a single weekend. The tt wheel blocks and bases are identical for all three cars.

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Make the wheel blocks and attach the wheels

To make the wheel blocks, start by sizing the stock to the 42

supplies

Tools: table saw; drill with bits; router with 1 roundover bit; band saw; lathe; belt san Wood glue Masking tape Sandpaper, assorted grits One smokestack'* Twelve 2-1/r-Dia. wheels" Twelve axle pegs*

Four 7/16-Dia. x 2" dowels (for the couplers) Paintbrush

Delta Ceramcoat acrylic paints; Blue Mist, Bright Yellow, Kelly Green, Tomato Spice Walerbase polyurethane

'Available from Meisel Hardware Specialties, P.O. Box 70, Mound, MN 55364-0070; (800) 441-9870. The smokestack is Part No. 1203; the 2-1 /2"-Dia. wooden wheels are Part No. W25020; the axle pegs are Pari No. APS.

dimensions indicated in the Bill of Materials. Bore a hole for the axles. Make the holes large enough to snugly hold the axle pegs.

On each base, mark the side which will be joined to the base. With sandpaper, smooth the sides and round the corners of the wheel blocks, but do not sand the marked surfaces. Attach the wheels to the blocks using the axle pegs and glue (see Fig. 1).

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by Thomas Riti Painted by Wendy Ahlers from the April 1994 issue