thanks
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From: Terry Klarich
To: [email protected] ; carl
Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] idears for makeing a spinning top pleas
On Sat, 8 Aug 2009 18:27:12 +0100you write:
>
>i'm thinking of makeing a frinds suna spinning top but i doan't kno whair to
start
I've made several of them on my lathe over the years. A drill press can be
used as well.
Get a length of dowel rod. Drill a hole in a block of wood glew a piece of
the dowel in the hole. Leave about 3" sticking out.
Chuck the piece in a drill press or on a lathe. Use what ever tools you have
to shape the wood. A launcher can be made with a
piece of wood with a hole on one end. Stick the dowel through the hole, wrap
string around the dowel by twisting the top. Hold
the launcher in one hand and pull on the string with the other. A helocopter
can be made this way as well. My Daughters had great
fun with simple toys like that. They sure grow up fast. Now, I'm dealing with
driving and boy friends. Where's my shotgun
anyway? :)
Terry
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