Over the weekend I made these toy trucks all out of pine that was laying around turned the wheels on the lathe there was too many wheels thought I would never get done turning.
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Over the weekend I made these toy trucks all out of pine that was laying around turned the wheels on the lathe there was too many wheels thought I would never get done turning.
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Nice fleet!
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Excellent job Dahl. Lots of detail on those and young kids especially love the feel of wooden toys. I bet it was pure h*ll having to sweat over a "hot lathe" turning those wheels... huh?What a miserable task when you could have gone shopping.. etc. with the Mrs. in lieu of turn something!
Ya can fool some the the people some of the time.. but.................
Regards...
Sarge..
Woodworkers' Guild of Georgia
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Because I do not want my boy to see that fleet of trucks... I would be so out of favor in a heartbeat.
Very nice work. I think toy making is harder than cabinets in many ways.
>witty woodworking quote goes here<
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WOW!
And you did all those in 1 weekend?!?
I'm making my first toy trucks for this X-mas too, but it's taking me alot longer!
Great work.
Ryan
Remember this when you work with wood:
"I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business. "
Michael J. Fox
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Very Cool. Did you follow any plans? How did you turn the wheels? Did you turn a block between centers and then drill a hole down the middle or cut them off into pieces and then drill them out?
Greg
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The plans were in wood mag from 10 years ago to present they were called the fat cat trucks the wheels I made from 2x6 used a hole saw in the drill press then put on a bolt in the lathe and turned the dia to 2 in the hole saw leaves to rough finish so cut larger and turned down and then parted thr wheel in half way to look like a dualy wheel and sanded then drilled to 3/8 for the axle. Made the mistake of takeing pictures in to work to show a freind now he is coming over to make his grandson a fleet like mine. Thanks all for the comments.
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Those are awesome!!! I'm a 3D modeler/animator by trade and I can push and pull pixels around all day, but that collection is the real deal!
Beautiful!
Peace,
Mark
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Sweet Fleet Dahl....
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wonderful!!!
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Nice. Almost makes me wish I had a kid...almost.
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nice job on the toy trucks
do you have the issues that these were in to save me the trouble of looking through all my old issues.
i have a 2 yr old grandson that might like some.(i also have a 21 yr old son that might like a couple also)
great job
kendall
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Hi Dahl-
Great job on the construction. For my latest set of wheels, I parted in some tire treads while still on the lathe. Adds a little more realism, you have to balance it with the overall look of the trucks.
Andrew
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Hello,
Those are very nice...
Is it possible for you to make a scan of the plans and email them ?
Best regards,
Jacob
The Netherlands
I would love a set of plans also. Nice work!
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