Woodworker's Journal Rolling-Toy, страница 3Rolling Toy Step-by-Step Instructions1. Obtain the following: •10" of 5/16" diameter dowel stock •10" of 5/8" diameter dowel stock •Enough 3/4" thick hardwood (birch works well) to make the two 3-3/8" diameter wheels. 2. Stay just outside the marked line and use the band saw to cut out the wheels (A). 3. Use a disk sander to sand to the line. 4. Round the wheel edges. 5. Refer to the full-size pattern for the 5/16" diameter dowel locations on the wheels. 6. Drill the dowel holes to 1/4" depth. 7. Mark out and hand paint the spiral pattern on the outside faces of both wheels. Cut the pivoting dowels (B) and the connecting dowels (C) to their 3" lengths. 8. Use a V-block, a 3/8" brad-point drill bit, and the drill press as shown in the detail to drill through the ends of the pivoting dowels. 9. Paint the pivoting dowels as shown 10. Mount the pivot dowels on the connecting dowels. 11. Add both wheels to finish assembling. 12. Leave the toy unfinished. These plans were originally published in Volume 11, Issue 6 of The Woodworker's Journal (Nov./Dec. 1987, page 46-47). |