Your toys are just amazing. I have to be careful when I look at your projects since my 5 year old son will start pushing me to make some toys like yours if he sees your projects.
Toymaker,
Let me start off with WOW! As I look at these pictures, I begin to notice the details like the drip cap on the roof, the subtle change in woods for the blade, the hydrolic rams and the crisp detail of the tire chevrons… You have truly mastered your craft. These are prized possesions for those that have them. Very, very nice work.
Toymaker,
Your work is outstanding. Totally fantastic.
Would you explain how you make your wheels. That is the same type of wheel that I want to make for a Toy Big Foot truck that I am making for my grandson, but I have no idea how to do it. Did you make a jig or buy one?
Thanks in Advance,
thank you everyone. the wheels were made from the plans that toys and Joys put sin there plans for the graders and loaders. i have modified the new ones that i have done and used a 1/4 inch Duragrit bit in my rotory tool and carved it out by hand.
I too would like to know the secret for making these wheels. Can you please explain the process or the jigs you made to do them.
I made a jig for my table saw, that held the wheel by a center axle hole and I run it through the saw and turned it between each pass then did another disc at opposite angle and glued the two halves together…..however there were some slight differences and the treads didn't all match up perfectly. What am I doing wrong? Or is there a better/simpler way to do this?
Thanks in advance…
Don't want to send off for a DVD if they are only going to suggest the same idea I've already thought up…..
Hi Dave
I used my router for this instead of the table saw.
I did it in about the same way that you described, they don't turn out the best but looked ok.
I did do a sample of one for a different project and glued everything together marked it all out then used my carving bit on my flex shaft and it turned out way better.