stvrowe
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This toy truck is for a very special little boy. For those who have been taking Woodsmith magazine for some time you will recognize this from issue #35. This is the second one of these that I have built, the first being for my son in 1984 and this one for my grandson. Needless to say, this one is much better than the first. I used walnut, cherry, maple, mahogany, poplar, ash, and basswood in this truck. Festools used were the CDD12 drill, RO90 sander, Trion PS300 jigsaw, and the CT22.
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The first truck I made did not dump because I felt the specified 1/8" wood dowel used as a hinge wasn't kidproof (at least for my son). For hinge on this truck I used 5/32" brass tubing in a hole drilled all the way through the frame and bed attachment. I used a center punch to expand the ends of the tubing into the truck frame to keep it from falling out. I had originally intended to just use this as a bushing for a 1/8" steel rod but determined that this was not necessary.
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The original plan also specified to cut the fenders out of 4/4 stock which held up pretty well in the original model despite the short grain exposure. For the fenders in the new model, I wanted something much stronger so I decided to laminate some veneer using West System epoxy. I used a form constructed of mdf with wax paper as a release agent. This is the form I made with a cutoff from the fender material shown. I did experience some splitting of the veneer on the OD of the smallest radius curve. To minimize this from occuring I recommend either making this radius larger or using a veneer softener prior to laminating.
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The first truck I made did not dump because I felt the specified 1/8" wood dowel used as a hinge wasn't kidproof (at least for my son). For hinge on this truck I used 5/32" brass tubing in a hole drilled all the way through the frame and bed attachment. I used a center punch to expand the ends of the tubing into the truck frame to keep it from falling out. I had originally intended to just use this as a bushing for a 1/8" steel rod but determined that this was not necessary.
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The original plan also specified to cut the fenders out of 4/4 stock which held up pretty well in the original model despite the short grain exposure. For the fenders in the new model, I wanted something much stronger so I decided to laminate some veneer using West System epoxy. I used a form constructed of mdf with wax paper as a release agent. This is the form I made with a cutoff from the fender material shown. I did experience some splitting of the veneer on the OD of the smallest radius curve. To minimize this from occuring I recommend either making this radius larger or using a veneer softener prior to laminating.
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