Thread: First Toy WIP

Thank you Bret the idea of the dowel height is not mine but at least it keeps them all the same.

Should have some more progress photo's later as I have only popped in for a cuppa.

Well does not look a lot for today's work must be all the tea breaks, at least the good lady has kept me in tea all day.

This could be classed as a W.I.P. within a W.I.P.. Any way this if what I have been up to, making the wheels.


Found a length of mahogany with the width just over the diameter of the wheels and perfect thickness so saved some work there.

Using a 7/8" hole saw I drilled down 1/4" in the centre of the wheel

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I then rough cut all the wheels out on the band saw (sorry no photo)

Mounted the four wheels onto my pen mandrel. I could never count picture for ref only. I then turned these for down to about 2 1/4"
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Taking each wheel in turn I mounted them in my chuck and turned the centres down to the 1/4" deep this is what I used the hole saw for to give me a set diameter and a depth guide.
While it is in the chuck I gave the wheel a lip to help distinguish the rim and the tyre and also slightly dome the side to represent the natural bulge of the tyre (unfortunately the photo does not show this very well)
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Reversed the wheel in the chuck just to finish it off and slightly dome the back of the wheel does not rub the chassis.
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Re-mounted the four wheels back onto the pen mandrel to turn down to the final diameter. The reason for not turning them down to the 2" diameter in the first place was so that I could turn out any marks left from holding them in the chuck. if you have noticed that the wheel on the left is not complete as there was a slight accident with it( That is the reason for the picture I mentioned earlier only having two wheels on it and not the four I forgot to take one with the four)

The sidewalls and tread corners where rounded over and lines put in to represent the tread
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I sanded the wheel at the appropriate stages as I went along.

After remaking the damaged wheel the results are below showing the four wheels and the second photo of two of them with one on edge

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These are not meant to be scale wheels that is why I left the backs plain and I believe that I put enough detail in them to look like proper wheels and not too toy like.

I also managed to cut some square section wood in various lengths to make a start on the axle and ladder pegs.

Fantastic How To Derek. I really like the idea of setting the depth and I.D. with the holesaw. Will log that away for future use. Your wheels look just as good as store bought. I may have to pickup a pen mandrel as well.

Bret

Thanks Bret I just wanted some simple wheels and not just round discs of wood and these are the tools that I had.

I think we all adapt the way we make things with the tools at hand and the more we all share the easier it becomes, so thank you to all that have shared.

Be careful Bret if you get a pen mandrel you may be tempted to make a pen or fifty I did, see below just a few. I will not post any more here but may put some in the woodturning section

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Makes me wish I had a mini lathe but have absolutely no where to put one .......
Thanks Derek for a top WIP with all the photos & build notes.
Cheers, crowie

Very little done tightened the ladder up a bit so that it could stand up with no support by the use of a couple of washers. Had to cut a short length of dowel so as to rest the washer on the with a G clamp tighten up on the washer(the dowel is only there to keep the washer over the hole). Did this both sides as if I did not the ladder would have been way too tight and put unnecessary pressure on the ladder.

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Also turned the axles unfortunately had to finish the cutting to length by hand and round over the heads


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Should start to varnish in the next few days and finish glueing all the little bits on.

Derek you might have to wait until it warms up a bit before you varnish it I sprayed the picture frame I made took ages to dry has for the pen turning you made some very nice pens I bought a pen kit a while back and could,nt stop making them everybody got a pen for Christmas lol

Originally Posted by kelrob@blueyond

Derek you might have to wait until it warms up a bit before you varnish it I sprayed the picture frame I made took ages to dry has for the pen turning you made some very nice pens I bought a pen kit a while back and could,nt stop making them everybody got a pen for Christmas lol

I can't anyway as I need to go out and buy it, and I am not going out in this (not too bad but no sense in taking risks).

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Picture for our friends down under as Bob knows what it is like here as he lives about an hour away (taken 10am)

Originally Posted by Diggerdelaney

I can't anyway as I need to go out and buy it, and I am not going out in this (not too bad but no sense in taking risks).

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Picture for our friends down under as Bob knows what it is like here as he lives about an hour away (taken 10am)

Wise choice...it looks too cold, wet and slippery!!

G'day Derek, Here's some encouragement as to how someone else put on together.....Cheers, crowie


Fire Engine - by LarryN @ LumberJocks.com ~ woodworking community

That is one nice engine Crowie. But not one to play with

Been out in the shed for the last couple of days working on the fire engine no pictures as all I am doing is varnishinf and gluing some of the bits on. Next lot of photo's should be of the completed engine, possibly 2 to 3 days allowing for drying but this will be without the firemen which I will do after all the varnish has dried

What with one thing and another managed to complete the Fire Engine. Now complete with very basic firemen the originals did not have hats.

Now let their imagination begin

Very picture heavy I know how much you like pictures

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Derek you done a great job on the fire engine you must be very pleased with the way it turned out

Another great build from the UK. I really like the fireman. They have just enough detail but leave room for imagination. So whats next up on the bench?

Bret