hi heres the gas and oil truck from the toys and joys plans made from oak and walnut thanks for looking
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hi heres the gas and oil truck from the toys and joys plans made from oak and walnut thanks for looking
Excellent work. the standard here is getting raised while the quick simple toys are still very much appreciated.
I think we should all try to reach that standard and beyond while still not forgetting that the simple little toys made from scrap wood will lighten the hearts of many children,
A few question if I may?. How do you find the Toys and Joys plans are they simple to follow.
What equipment did you use to make the truck?
How did you put the bands around the tank. it looks impressive.
Do you know what wood you used for the various parts?
Did you make all the parts or were some supplied as a kit from Toys and Joys or elsewhere?
How many hours do you have in it?
:2tsup: Pete
That is a masterful truck!! Well done!!:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:
Well done great looking truck.:2tsup::2tsup:
G'Day "kelrob",
What a top truck.
Beautiful detail and craftsmanship.
A job very well done.
Cheers, Crowie
Very nice truck and you did a fine job . I am trying to finish up the farm to market truck which is quite a lot less detail than yours. Did you make you own wheels? If you have a method could you show it as this seems to be "How did you make your wheels month":)
Also I be awaiting the answers to Star's questions.
Excellent Work. I have thought about buying this plan for some time. Grizzly runs it on sale every once in a while.
I too am wondering about the making of the wheels. Especially since they are similar to Budd rims which are on 90% of all trucks here at home. My guess is you drilled the holes and then elongated them with a file until they were oval. Again awesome truck! :2tsup:
Later,
Bret
Great job Kelrob it came up a treat, the bar really is getting higher and now its nearlly a production line around here. :2tsup::2tsup:
hi thanks everyone for the kind comments the truck took roughly 40 to 50 hours to complete the tools i used to make it was band saw, pillar drill ;sander ,router ,and mostly the scroll saw. the tank was made in four sections with a 1/4 inch thick divider a 1/8 bigger than the tank to make it look like seperate sections of the tank i normally make my own wheels but these were seconds i bought from caseys in usa although they dont look like seconds. to get the cutouts on the wheels you drill 5, 3/8 holes at 72 degrees on the back of the wheel and drill just deep enough to go up to the recess in the wheel you get a template with the plans which i cut out and stick to the wheel the toys and joys plans are quite easy to follow after you have done a few but you need to study them first hope this answers some of your questions regards bob
Very nice work, would love to be a child once again.:2tsup:
Thanks Bob for your reply.
I like the way you described how to put the rims around the tank. I would never have thought of that.
Thanks for letting us know some helpful tips. This site is very beneficial to all of us, more so now we have participants from all over the globe. it helps keep us from coming one dimensional plus we benefit for getting advice about your suppliers etc they we would never know about.
Regards
Pete
That's fabulous. Look at the details, I can't imagine how do you put those small pieces on.
It's so detailed that we just can use it for show, but as model for education as well.
Great work as usual Kelrob you certainly maintain a high standard.
Cheers Elderly.
Lovely work Kelrob
Beautiful use of timber, and my eagle eye has not detected anything that is less than perfect. Your skills are marvellous.:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers
LiliB
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