Thread: Spinning Top

Hi All,

I am now onto my second item for the kids at Christmas. I have made them before, but refined it a bit.

I have done some sketches if anybody is interested in making them.

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Because I am going to make a lot of them - I made up a template for the handle - made of MDF

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Trace onto the handle material (40 X 19 pine)

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Drill the 8mm clearance hole and the 25mm hole before you do any shaping of the handle

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Cutout the shape on the bandsaw and the use a rasp and then sand smooth

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For the spinning top -

Refer to my sketches.

Taper 8mm dowel in the lathe or on plate sander.

Drill 3mm hole for string

Make 2 collars (Top and Bottom) to secure the CD in position

Araldite the collars and CD in position (as per Sketch)

I use paper printable CD's as you can add your own design, but any CD will do.

The string handle is made out of 8mm dowel. String is 500mm long. Suggest you dip the end of the string in PVA glue - it is then much
easier to thread the string into the dowel (Spinner)


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Finished Handle and spinner - ready to go !!

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PS - the one for the kids will be painted and have stickers attached

Regards

Keith