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{{ProjectInfoBox
{{ProjectInfoBox
|project title=Tigerente
|project title=Tigerente
|image=
|image=Tigerente Body Scrollsaw.jpg
|status=In Progress
|status=In Progress
|date=Jan 19
|date=Jan 19
|initiator=[[User:Keno|Kenomat]]
|initiator=[[User:Keno|Kenomat]]
|team=
|team=[[Lukas]]
|materials=[[Scrap Wood|leftover wood]], wooden [[Dowel Rods|dowel]] (~ 9 mm),<br> kid-compatible [[Material:Acrylic Paint|acrylic paint]] (saliva and sweat-resistant)
|materials=[[Scrap Wood|leftover wood]], wooden [[Dowel Rods|dowel]] (~ 9 mm),<br> kid-compatible [[Material:Acrylic Paint|acrylic paint]] (saliva and sweat-resistant)
|tools=[[Scroll Saw|scroll saw]], [[Drill Press|drill press]], [[Hole Saw|hole saw]], [[Laser Printers|printer]], [[sandpaper]]
|tools=[[Scroll Saw|scroll saw]], [[Drill Press|drill press]], [[Hole Saw|hole saw]], [[Laser Printers|printer]], [[sandpaper]]
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=== Painting ===
=== Painting ===
Paint body and wheels whichever way you fancy. Typically black and yellow. Regarding the paint: You are looking for paint that is "Speichelecht" and "Schweißfest" and fulfils the regulations of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN_71 EN 71-Part 3]. Use multiple layers, sanding in between layers with 120 or 180 grit until satisfied with paint coverage. If you want to go all the way, apply a layer of shellac for a nice shine and a silky surface feel.
Paint body and wheels whichever way you fancy. Typically black and yellow. Regarding the paint: You are looking for paint that is "Speichelecht" and "Schweißfest" and fulfills the regulations of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN_71 EN 71-Part 3]. Use multiple layers, sanding in between layers with 120 or 180 grit until satisfied with paint coverage. If you want to go all the way, apply a layer of shellac for a nice shine and a silky surface feel.


=== Assembly ===
=== Assembly ===
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* Glue some black threads to the top as hair (which the Tigerente has sometimes).
* Glue some black threads to the top as hair (which the Tigerente has sometimes).
* Give present to other parent's kids, feeling smug that you give higher quality toys to them than their parents do. Be frustrated that kid doesn't appreciate your craftsmanship and plays with the doll singing the "Frozen" Theme over and over again anyways.
* Give present to other parent's kids, feeling smug that you give higher quality toys to them than their parents do. Be frustrated that kid doesn't appreciate your craftsmanship and plays with the doll singing the "Frozen" Theme over and over again anyways.
== Variations ==
* make wheels on the [[Wood Lathe|wood lathe]] rather than with a hole saw (could be improved further with a better [[Parting Tool|parting tool]]):
<gallery widths=150>
File:toy wheel turning 1.JPG|step 1 (after your [[Woodturning Blanks|blank]] becomes round): mark what to keep/where to part
File:toy wheel turning 2.JPG|step 2: use a [[Parting Tool|parting tool]] to define the wheels
File:toy wheel turning 3.JPG|step 3: repeat [[Parting Tool|parting]] until there are enough recognizable wheels
File:toy wheel turning 4.JPG|step 4: finish the parting cut off the lathe, using a [[Japanese Saw|Japanese saw]] for example
File:toy wheel turning 5.JPG|step 5: sand off the central roughness, e.g. with a clamped-down [[Belt Sander|belt sander]] (we did not have a [[Disc Sander|disc sander]] yet)
File:toy wheel turning 6.JPG|step 6: drill a perfectly centered hole using a drill chuck on the [[Wood Lathe|wood lathe]]!
</gallery>





Revision as of 23:23, 8 March 2019

ProjectInfoBox

Tigerente

Tigerente Body Scrollsaw.jpg
Status: In Progress
Release Date: Jan 19
Initiator: Kenomat
Team: Lukas
Materials Used: leftover wood, wooden dowel (~ 9 mm),
kid-compatible acrylic paint (saliva and sweat-resistant)
Tools Used: scroll saw, drill press, hole saw, printer, sandpaper
Approx. Cost: marginal, toy-safe acrylic paint is ~ 4€ per 50ml


The Tigerente is a popular German childhood figure. I decided to make one as a simple woodworking project. This is a quick and easy project which can probably finished in one two two sessions, with the longest periods by far consisting of waiting for the glue or paint to dry.

Parts

Body

Cutting out the body using a scroll saw

I selected a piece of leftover fir board roughly 40x20x2cm. I sawed the board in half and glued both halves together to achieve a thickness of 4cm, making the toy more stable. I downloaded a sassy image of the Tigerente that I liked (search for "Tigerente", there are plenty) and printed it on a piece of paper. Glued that on the wood and cut out the outlines on the scroll saw. Sanded down rough corners and edges until I was happy with the form with 80 and then 120 grit sandpaper.

Wheels

Sanding the wheels.

Selected another piece of leftover wood with a thickness of 2 cm and cut out wheels using a hole saw and, ideally, a drill press. Try to find a diameter that looks good optically, go for the larger diameter if in doubt (toy will roll more easily). Sand down the wheels. If your wheels end up eccentric (like mine did because I used a handheld drill), consider threading them onto a threaded rod, affixing that to a drill and using the drill to sand down the wheels.

Painting

Paint body and wheels whichever way you fancy. Typically black and yellow. Regarding the paint: You are looking for paint that is "Speichelecht" and "Schweißfest" and fulfills the regulations of EN 71-Part 3. Use multiple layers, sanding in between layers with 120 or 180 grit until satisfied with paint coverage. If you want to go all the way, apply a layer of shellac for a nice shine and a silky surface feel.

Assembly

Take a wooden dowel and saw from it two pieces of a length of (body thickness + 2x wheel thickness + ~3 mm) for your axles. The 3 mm wiggle room allow the wheels some freedom to turn apart from the body. Drill out the diameter of the wheel bores to the thickness of the axles. Drill two holes in the duck body where the wheels should go, using a drill that's 1-2 mm wider than the axle. Glue one wheel on each axle, thread axles trough the body, glue on other wheel. Sand down and paint over wheel if required.

Optionally

  • Drill a small hole in the center of the front part of the duck and screw in a noosed hook. Attach a length of string, so your kid can pull it.
  • Glue some black threads to the top as hair (which the Tigerente has sometimes).
  • Give present to other parent's kids, feeling smug that you give higher quality toys to them than their parents do. Be frustrated that kid doesn't appreciate your craftsmanship and plays with the doll singing the "Frozen" Theme over and over again anyways.

Variations

  • make wheels on the wood lathe rather than with a hole saw (could be improved further with a better parting tool):