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    Default Started my truck

    STARTED MY TRUCK
    A Model "A" Ford

    Hopefully it will look something like this one from Toys&Joys Catalog!
    Pic one is their cat photo of the truck (Not mine)
    The truck is made mainly from Jarrah ,with some american maple,cyprus and some unknown to me.
    Gathered my bits of wood for the different parts of the truck To make sure I had enough Plus some spare as backup for my mistakes.I havent much Jarrah left.
    Started marking out the front guards and cut them on the bandsaw.
    Surprise!! they both turned out the same.
    Next,I started cutting various strips for the chassis and tray etc.
    I really haven't got a good enough saw for this small stuff yet,but working on it.
    The thicknesser got a bit of a run as well ,making the wood for the truck cabin.
    Inner guards were cut from scrap left over from the main guard cutting
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    Hi Ross, I am sure this thread is going to receive plenty of interest.
    Reality is no background music.
    Cheers John

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    Bout time to Ross been a while waiting to see your next project

    John's going to do his WIP also.

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    Lookin' forward to following your build Aussie, if it's anything like your car it'll be a ripper.
    That cars a hard act to follow though

    I'm flat out having a big clean up, don't want to start anything until I can see the bench and floor ( did I mention the sawdust?) and find all my tools.

    Although being quite unable to help myself I am halfway through making a case for my electric guitar ( the latest source of dust )
    Made up some custom coloured stain to match the guitar, came out pretty good.

    Cheers, Billy, knee deep in sawdust

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    Default Back Again With More Day 2

    First up.The toys&Joys truck seems to have disappeared on the first thread.I will try again Maybe one of the mods could put it back please?

    See if this one stays around? 1st photo below I hope

    Also if you have any questions just ask.I have been ask about the size of this truck.
    It will be Approx 19 inches OR 48 cm long.so it is a fair size.



    Well today I sanded the guards down,then sliced them to the correct width.You can see the offcuts in the photos.
    I used a spindle sander with the 3" drum attached.They make life easy for this sort of thing,internal and external curved sanding
    After scanning parts for the cabin,I cut the scans to size and glued them to the 6mm thick jarrah
    Trimmed the pieces to size and cut the window openings on scroll saw.
    Then the good part. I filed and sanded the openings to get the sides straight and the corners round and all the same.Tools used were a dremal type tool (ozito) with a 1/4" drum,and hand filed with a small modelers file set.
    It is a bit tricky cutting the sides for the cabin.The back of the cabin is wider than the front--soo- the 2 vertical cuts on each of the 4 panels and cut at an angle.Out with the protractor then set the saw and away you go.Was worrying me abit,but all went fine
    Back to the bandsaw & cut the lines to represent the doors on the cabin sides.These are hard to see in the photos,but will show up better when painted I hope
    Still an the bandsaw ,I cut a block of jarrah to suit the roof.It has a curved top.When I cut the curve,I then sanded it on a disc sander to get front to back curve right.
    Then marked the side taper from front to back using the cabin as the template.I rounded the side edges off the roof and the cabin back corners on the router table
    I just reread this This will all fall into place later I hope
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    Default good to see you back

    Great to see you back into it! You have picked another challenging project but based on your earlier efforts I am sure it will be a beauty!

    cheers

    Mick

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    hi Aussie, nice photos, looks like its going to be a fairly big model.
    Is it in scale to the car?
    I spose you can get more detail with a larger project, no doubt it'll be a classy looking rig when done.
    Is it a sawdust carrying truck?

    Billy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Billy View Post
    hi Aussie, nice photos, looks like its going to be a fairly big model.
    Is it in scale to the car?
    I spose you can get more detail with a larger project, no doubt it'll be a classy looking rig when done.
    Is it a sawdust carrying truck?

    Billy
    Hi guys.
    BIlly,The truck will be Approx 19 inches OR 48 cm long.
    The 34 chev is 16 inches OR 40.6cm long
    To give you an idea,the wheels on both are 2 3/4" dia or 7cm
    The small parts I am making don't seem any easier or harder to make than they were on the Chev.The only thing I have noticed is your favorite-- SAWDUST.---
    Cutting the many small strips of wood needed for the truck,it is making heaps of saw dust.Many strips are narrower than the saw blade cutting them.So I am getting more saw dust than wood left over.
    Buy the way Billy,it will be a sawdust carrying truck,I will have to get rid of it somehow
    good to see you back

    Great to see you back into it! You have picked another challenging project but based on your earlier efforts I am sure it will be a beauty!

    cheers

    Mick
    Thanks Mick. This one isnt as much of a mystery to make,after making the first one.I feel more at ease and not worrying if it is going to be ok,or whether that part will fit etc.

    Also thanks John & Ray you have been (and into the future I hope) a great help to me.
    No update tonight guys, Should have one tomorrow
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    Default truck wheels

    hi Aussie, what are you doin for wheels? making your own or did you get some already to go?
    billy

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    Default 3RD Days Work On Truck

    3RD Days Work On Truck
    Doesn't look much work,but it took time to turn up the clutch and brake pedals,srearing column & gear stick.
    Made up the seat.A plain one this time for an old truck.I am kicking myself about it now,it looks crappy.I thought it was OK til my wife picked on it and said it looked too much like a lump of wood.OH well.
    Glued in the firewall and all the small turnings and the seat
    Nearly forgot the gauge panel .It is the same as used in the car,a shaped piece of Jarrah,drilled 3 holed and fitted in tas oak doweling.Cut them flush and sanded.
    Cleaned it up and a coat of poly.Sanded top edges off cabin,then glued the roof on.
    Then final shaping and matching roof to cabin sides
    Will put this aside for awhile now and make some other parts.
    Nearly forgot to mention the front guards.I shaped them a bit better then stuck the inner guards on.The inner guards are cut from same Bit of jarrah but when wiped with poly came up a lighter color.The other thing in the guard pics is the front axle.A lot more to do to that yet.
    All glue is either CA or epoxy NO PVA
    Tomorrow I hope will be the fuel tank/scuttle and bonnet work
    Billy I will be doing the wheels a bit later
    Last edited by AUSSIE; 27th June 2009 at 07:26 PM. Reason: &#% forgot pics and had troubles
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    Great to see you got another one under way Aussie,Looking great but weres the photos.Got to have pics.

    Proud to be an AUSTRALIAN
    Scotty


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    Quote Originally Posted by scotty60 View Post
    Great to see you got another one under way Aussie,Looking great but weres the photos.Got to have pics.
    YEH I know.I forgot them,Then I didnt have some token thing they needed!!!??? Went OK the next timeHave a look now
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    Much better, they look great now i know why you lose things if you forget to put pics up.

    Proud to be an AUSTRALIAN
    Scotty


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    Looking great mate. I wouldn't worry about the seat, I think its authentic. Wouldn't have been anything fancy in the real thing in those days.
    Reality is no background music.
    Cheers John

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    Default DAY FOUR The Bonnet (Hood to USA'ens.)

    DAY FOUR The Bonnet (Hood to USA'ens.)
    OK My mind is back on the job again.Today I start to make the bonnet.
    Scratched my head for a bit about getting the right angles and length.They need to be close to spot on or better.I don't want it to look like one of those market spud boxes that have been run over by a truck.
    I first marked out the top and cut to length.Then set the incra (cheapest one) to the degree angle I wanted.Cut the angle on one side and checked .Was fine so measures width needed and marked bonnet top
    I sneaked up ont he line with the saw till it was dead on .then made the cut.
    This all may sound a bit fussy,but no,This bit of wood is only about 60mm x 50mm so a small error looks like a major problem.
    I had to work out a way of getting the sides right,I decided the easiest way was to use the bandsaw, and bonnet top as a template. worked fine as in photos
    I never had this bandsaw when I made the car,so had to use a cheap bench saw I set up to suit myself
    The 2 sides need a strip cut from them before you cut the bonnet vents.The strip is then glued back on after cutting the vents.No photo of strips being cut
    I cut the vents as in photos about 4mm incl kerf apart.I relied on the scale on the saw for the setting.It is probably ok but I have some of the spacings slightly wrong.
    Once again hard to pick in real life but a photo shows it up.
    Hint If you are going to make something like this ,make sure it is all spot on as mistakes or not quite right looks way to bad..I dont have that ability yet but trying.I have never been a woodwork person untill a few years ago.No training,all learned from this wwf and trial and error.Thanks for all the hints guys
    OK back to work .I glued the strips on sides as in photo and sanded to remove fluff
    I had to make the scuttle/fueltank next No photos of making that ,sorry.It is made from tas oak,cut about 4 mm smaller than the plan.I then veneered it with Jarrah and sanded to shape.The main reason I did this was I cut the bonnet for my car from one piece and cut the angles on it.When poly was put on it looked different from different angles (color)
    Doing it as a veneer it is all cut along the grain.I dont know the right terms for all of this but you will get it I hope.
    Now that the scuttle is the correct shape ,I butted the bonnet up and marked the shape on the bonnet and the front was marked to suit the drawing f the grill surround.
    Off to the disc sander to put the curve on the top.Then sanded with paper stuck on a strip of wood to get it straighter.
    More photos next post below
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