The lathe is a wonderful machine for making parts for children toys or the entire toy. This section is dedicated to making projects available that are toys that can be made for children.
This is a very good video on how to turn a wooden whistle. Each step is well described and all of the steps for the turning are shown. With the detail of the this tutorial, you'll be turning out your own whistles soon!
It's a 2-part video:
Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CArziSbexU
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRM4N6f4caU
This wonderfully detailed tractor was made by Mr Hans-Günter König from Germany.
He includes full drawings of all the parts in 1:1.5 scale which would enable you to scale the drawings to any size that you would like. He also shows how he hold some of the more unusual parts which is a big help!
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