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20th April 2013, 02:07 PM #1
Monster Truck - Picture Heavy.
Just a few photos of a truck I have just completed for my sons first birthday (albeit 2 months late now ). It is from the book - Tremendous Toy Trucks by Les Neufeld.
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In the wild.
There has already been a WIP done on this truck so I will not go into too much detail but I will highlight some of the changes I made to the plans:
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Used the Incra router fence to create box joint for the rear tray - reason: just because I could!
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Inserted a timber bed to the base of the rear tray - reason: just because I could!
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I made the radiator grille from Jarrah and separate from the main body as per the plans - reason: the cherry used for the main body was fairly badly cracked in this area and I thought it would cover it up.
Bull bars from Jarrah - not same as the body as per the plans - reason: I though the Jarrah would be stronger and would help break up the colours a little.
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I didn't feel that there was sufficient strength available in the plans for the extended wheel mounts. I have added additional support here by making the triangle pieces higher, and drilling through to add a dowel into the truck body. I also drilled a one piece axle through the block so both wheels spin off the one Jarrah axle and not the axle pegs shown on the plans. I had also planned on drilling the drive shaft through the wheel blocks to the middle of the truck - which is why there is that small dowel seen from the front view, however the alignment wasn't quite below the level of the axle so I just plugged the hole.
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Detail of the rounded dowel to connect the wheel.
Final shot:
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Details:
Timber - Jarrah, Cherry & American Walnut. The cherry is from a friends cherry farm in the Adelaide hills. They were pulling out some trees and gave me some of the trunk sections. I didn't take too much care trying to dry it so it split quite badly and I had to machine quite a bit to get enough for this truck. All the cherry was machined from log form.
All timber construction with no screws or nails with the exception of the 4 washers on the wheels - these may have been an overkill but the wheels spin well.
Finish - First attempt at Wipe On Poly (Matt finish). Not a bad product but I will stick with Danish Oil in the future.
The truck will be given to the boy when he wakes.
Cheers and thanks for looking
Stinky.Now proudly sponsored by Binford Tools. Be sure to check out the Binford 6100 - available now at any good tool retailer.
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20th April 2013, 02:21 PM #2
Hey Stinky, A great truck for the little one, how's Adelaide after Lara. regards John.
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20th April 2013, 03:12 PM #3Skwair2rownd
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What a ripper!! I want one!!!bravabrava
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20th April 2013, 06:20 PM #4
I love it
Excellent Work.
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20th April 2013, 07:21 PM #5
Nice one stinky you done a great job
bob
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20th April 2013, 11:24 PM #6
Great job Sir. And all your upgrades are fantastic. The modified axle extensions will save you a rebuild in the near future. Ask me how I know.
Bret
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21st April 2013, 10:01 PM #7
G'Day Stinky,
That's one very fine Monster Truck you've built but for a first birthday, you are setting the bar high...
I'm sure the young bloke didn't mind it was a little late but he'll be very proud of his dad as the years of play with its wear & tear keep rounding around....well done dad, top job.
Cheers, crowie
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22nd April 2013, 07:37 PM #8
Nice work, looks great.
Reality is no background music.
Cheers John
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Great job mate ... Love the curves on the body panels. So simple and clean.
greg
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25th April 2013, 02:47 PM #10
Thanks all for the kind feedback. As expected it was a little hard for a 14 month boy to fully appreciate the gift he had been given. Whilst he did visit a few times in the workshop as it was under construction I don't think he made the link. He pulled it out of the bag ..... and then continued to play with the bag . In the end I found some small fluffy chickens that we used at Easter and put them in the back of the truck, from that point on it was much more interesting.
Hi John,
There has been a lot of positives associated with the move. Great food, wine, weather, a new house close to the city and to work. The woodworking community doesn't seem to be anywhere as active as Geelong which I miss. I enjoyed the Lara woodworking club and the associated nights and friendships made with the other local clubs. Trying to get some stuff ready for the Barwon Valley show was alwaysstressfulfun and after a successful first year of submitting work into the Geelong Agricultural Show I was looking forward to continuing with that. All that being said however now with our first born time is much more restricted in the past and for the foreseeable future seeking out and being involved with a club over here is going to have to wait unfortunately.
Bret ..... I had followed your experience and noticed that you had found the axle extensions to be somewhat of a concern and thought it would be easier to address it first up. Given the size of the wheels and the direction of force that was always going to be applied to the extensions I didn't put much faith in just a glue joint with a could of small side blocks. The modifications made certainly were not difficult and didn't effect the truck in anyway so it is all positive.
To the credit of the designer I did really like making the wheels and though they were a clever design. I had thought that the truck would be a popular seller at markets and the like, however I think I underestimated the time taken to refine the shapes and get everything fitting well. Like most woodworking if they were to be sold at a cost that produces a modest profit - I don't think that they would sell
Cheers
Stinky.Now proudly sponsored by Binford Tools. Be sure to check out the Binford 6100 - available now at any good tool retailer.
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