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31st December 2008, 03:45 PM #16SENIOR MEMBER
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As of Today 31/12/2008,
This plan is no longer available from the link in the first post.
Should you require it, you can:
do a search on the net.... you may find one or
pm me and I will email the pdf to you.
Cheers,
Chipman
(Current plan is a curio clock and a workshop carry all)
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12th January 2009, 10:30 AM #17SENIOR MEMBER
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I saw a variation yesterday at Ikea, basically a tube with coloured rods that slide through the tube. Maybe the pins had slots that the axle went through to retain them inside.
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19th January 2009, 07:56 PM #18SENIOR MEMBER
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You can download the plan here now
I have split the file so it can be posted here..... hope this helps.
It is now in three pages.
Chipman
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19th January 2009, 08:44 PM #19SENIOR MEMBER
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Thanks very much for all of that, Chipman.
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22nd January 2009, 02:47 PM #20New Member
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Ta Chipman, I needed some inspiration. Ive never made a wooden toy before, and I have a 5mth old boy. But he'll have to wait until Ive finished his highchair and childproofing the house!
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3rd April 2009, 03:40 PM #21
I finally got around to making mine which is due to be handed to its new owner for her first birthday tomorrow.
I made mine from that ever popular Bunnings variety, Tasmanian Oak, and coloured it with food dyes from the kitchen and coated it in a few coats of Shellac. My wife will add a few elephant stickers to the sides to make it a bit more visually appealing to a one year old.
Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch
I also made a six second video of it in motion which can be seen at Youtube...
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coCiHCfOGSg"]YouTube - Rolling toy[/ame]
I hope that the one year old will be as fascinated with it as my wife and I have been this week. it makes a nice sound as it rolls.
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26th April 2009, 11:47 AM #22
For those who might be thinking about making one of these and wondering if the kids will like it...
I was delighted to learn from my son a week after giving my grand-daughter this little toy for her first birthday that it was her toy of preference from those that she was given on her birthday, including the flash electronic gizmo that her other grandparents gave her.
Of all of her new toys, this was the one that she played with most on her birthday.
The kids these days are deluged with toys that I could never dream of when I was a kid in the 1950's and so many of them. It is kind of reassuring to see that quality wooden toys still make their mark.
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26th April 2009, 01:37 PM #23SENIOR MEMBER
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Good on you, Charleville!
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26th April 2009, 09:20 PM #24
That's great .... there's hope for our grandkids
Sometimes I think the kids have to get tired of all the flashing and noisy toys they have now.... must be calming to have a toy that is simple, basic..... and FUN.
And corny as it may sound.... I always wonder if maybe they can pick up on some sort of hmmmm...... not sure what to call it... but something that surrounds a toy made with love - oh ok guys.... I know a lot of you aren't fond of 4 letter words.... so let's call it toys surrounded by a lot of positive feelings. na.... still too corny is it? lol
I'm dribbling..... better shut up....
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26th April 2009, 10:00 PM #25SENIOR MEMBER
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I agree... the parents of the little girl who got my one said she has lost it! No, not "LOST" but rather her older sister has "BORROWED" it as she loves it so much too. So another one is on the way! Actually I think I get more enjoyment out of making it for the kids than they get playing with it!
Simple toys are often the best but as they get older, especially for boys, computer games seem to take over. When I make wooden toys, I always try to make something that actually moves or does something.
Cheers,
Chipman
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26th April 2009, 10:06 PM #26
I totally agree with you..... I have a ball making the toys.... whenever we have people over they get to try out the new ones and we all have a lot of fun. Another good thing about wooden ones is that after the kids are done with them they still look nice on / in front of the fireplace - gives a house a cozy atmosphare.... and if they really have had it... they'll still be useful IN the fireplace to warm the heart! lol
I also agree with the " things that move" ...... doesn't even have to be a toy.... I just played with making wooden hinges.... that was really fun - and again.. when we had friends over they just picked them up and sort of played with them... anything that moves is good.
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27th April 2009, 11:02 AM #27
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27th April 2009, 11:18 AM #28
lol....... can you believe I never even thought of the bandsaw? I'm sooooo into scrolling... thought it would be great to do on the scroll saw!
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27th April 2009, 02:29 PM #29
Juvy, Charleville....
I agree, the kids love things that move, make a noise, or make them think.
A few years ago I made a basic toy that had about 6 levels of falling marbles that cascaded down from one level to the next. Just a series of round discs with a hole in the centre. All different colours and mounted on a base that collects and stores the marbles.It is the one toy that kids will always get out and play with.
Charleville, I do like the rolling toy you made, especially the colours and the finish.
great stuff
RuddyAnd my head I'd be a scratchin'
While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain.
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27th April 2009, 05:08 PM #30
I'm curious Ruddy.... over 30 years ago my Dad send a marble tower to my boys from Germany. I have never seen one like it again.
It had a base disk ( no storage compartment tho) with a long stick, not unlike a paper towel holder. Then it had several disk.... can't remember how many..... each had a routed "road" for the marbles to roll in and each had a hole so they could fall to the next level.... each had a hole in the center drilled in from different angles and the boys had to make sure they arranged them right.. holes down etc for the thing to work. There was no colour, just plain solid, unfinished wood. He had not made it, he had bought it in a store.
Not sure if this drawing helps... lol
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