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:2tsup:
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:2tsup:
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:B
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:oo: This will all fall into place later I hope:D
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:U
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:2tsup: