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Warning! Please Note This product contains small parts that can be swallowed The OPITEC range of projects is not inten- There is a danger of choking ded as play toys for young children.They are teaching aids for young people learning the skills of Craft, Design and Technolo- gy.
1. Product Information: Article: Mechanical toy in project pack form Use: In Design Technology, Key stage 3 2. Material Information: 2.1 Material: Pine (Coniferous) softwood Beech (Deciduous) hardwood Wood should be relatively dry before working Working: All wood can be planed, sawn ,drilled shaped and sanded Mark out according to the plans or use patterns Joining: Glue and wood joints...
4. Parts List Part Material Quantity Diagram / Part N° Size Base Pine 10 x 100 x 200 mm Seesaw Pine strip 10 x 10 x 200 mm Pine strip 5 x 10 x 300 mm Beech dowel ø 3 x 150 mm Mechanism Welding rod ø...
5. Exploded diagram Scale 1 : 2 6. Designing and making 6.1 Designing and making the see-saw 6.2 Making the mechanism 6.3 Designing and making the figures 6.4 Finishing and testing D105434#1...
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6.1 Designing and making the see-saw 6.1.1 Mark out and drill the holes in the pine strip (2) Note: the holes are different sizes! 6.1.2 Mark out the parts for the support as shown (3) and saw into the individual sizes NOTE: It is best to mark out the parts with dividers, then saw each length, finally place the pieces on top of each other and drill them in a single action.
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6.1.4 Saw 4 lengths of 30m long dowels (4) and use them as spacers between the supports. Glue them in position Note: From this point on in the plans the description will show the version of the design using the halving joints.
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6.2.3 Slide a connector block (10) so that it is in the middle of the bow and tighten the screws. Now glue (use an all purpose glue ) the ends of the rod into the holes in the top of the seesaw Note: Make sure that the bow is pushed right into the top of the see-saw 6.2.4 Insert the straight end of the arm into a wooden ball (8) use a piece of scrap dowel (4) sharpened to a point...
6.3 Making the figures 6.3.1 Cut two pieces (14a) each 150mm long and (14) two pieces each 50mm (14b) from the pipe cleaner (14) 6.3.2 Bend the piece (14a) in the middle and about 10mm from the end lay piece 14b across for the arms and twist them together as shown.