How To Cut Wood With A Piece Of Paper

Friction cutting is used in some industries to cut steel parts. You can use something very similar in your home workshop to cut wood and plastics.

All you need is a small round disc of brown wrapping paper, about 1" to 2" in diameter, mounted in a high speed tool such as a Dremel Mototool or any other make. The thin paper makes a very fine cut through small hardwood or plastic pieces. It is alsmost dustless and gives a fine finish to the cut.

For a heavier duty friction cutter cement two round discs of fine sandpaper or abrasive paper back to back and mount them in the high speed tool in the same way. This cutter is capable of cutting somewhat heavier wood or plastic stock and is ideal for model making work. The cut is very fine and smooth.

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DIY Plans Make Edible Playdough Toy Hobby Craft

Playdough is a very popular toy or plaything for millions of kids. It is also a very good modelling material for someone who wants to build a do it yourself realistic model of anything. Here are some first rate DIY recipes for playdoughs which are made with edible food materials and are as a result edible or at least non poisonous.Great for vintage plans and projects builders.

DIY OATMEAL PLAYDOUGH

2 cups oatmeal

1 cup flour

1 cup water

Mix the flour and oatmeal in a bowl and gradually stir in the water. Knead and add a little cornstarch or coffee grounds if you want texture.

DIY PEANUT BUTTER PLAYDOUGH

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup powdered milk

1 cup honey

1 cup oatmeal

Mix all togther and knead. Play with it or eat it.

DIY RUBBER LIKE PLAYDOUGH

2 cups baking soda

1 cup cornstarch

1 1/2 cups water

Mix all together.Boil over medium heat till smooth. Play with it when cool.

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How To Clean A clock

The following DIY instructions were published in The Boy Mechanic in 1923:

How to Clean a Clock [119]

It is very simple to clean a clock, which may sound rather absurd. For an amateur it is

not always necessary to take the clock to pieces. With a little care and patience and

using some benzine, a clean white rag, a sable brush and some oil a clock can be

cleaned and put into first-class running order. The benzine should be clean and free from

oil. You can test benzine by putting a little on the back of the hand; if it is good it will

dry off, leaving the hand quite clean, but if any grease remains on the hand, it is not fit

to use.

The oil should be of the very best that can be procured. Vegetable oils should never

be used. Clock oil can be procured from your druggist or jeweler.

All loose dirt should be removed from the works by blowing with bellows, or a fan,

or dusting with a dry brush; in the latter case great care should be exercised not to injure any

of the parts. Dip the brush in the benzine and clean the spindles and spindle holes, and the

teeth of the escapement wheel. After washing a part, wipe the brush on the rag and rinse in

the benzine; this should be repeated frequently, until no more dirt is seen.

When the clock has dried, oil the spindle holes carefully; this may be done with a

toothpick or a sliver of woodcut to a fine point. Oil the tooth of the escapement wheel

slightly, using a fine brush.

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Plans For Plywood Boats

Before fibreglass became the most popular boat material pretty well all do it yourself small boats were built from plywood or lumber. This is still the only really feasible method for the home boat builder to build a good boat from vintage plans.

Building a boat or canoe project from fibreglass requires the use of a mold to build the fibreglass hull on. These molds can be quite expensive so they are not for the person who is going to build just one DIY boat. The cost of the mold makes the total cost far too high. If you intend to build a number of boats the cost of the mold is less important of course as it can be spread out over the total number of boats.

Building a plywood boat is the easiest and least expensive way to build a boat or canoe from vintage plans. You can use ordinary exterior plywood from your local building supply store or lumber yard. A small dinghy project can even be built from just one sheet of plywood making it the lowest cost boat possible.

DIY plans for plywood boats were published in great numbers in the 1950s and 60s and many really good boats can be built from these vintage plans. They are just as good today as they were back then. You can obtain many of these plans free to download from my website Vintage plans

Plywood To Use For Boat Building

The amateur boat builder Has relatively few choices of materials for DIY boat building. It is possible to build a fibreglass boat or canoe but a mold, to build the fibreglass hull on, is a necessity. The cost of this mold can unfortunately be quite high. Unless you intend to build a number of boats from the same mold it is really not an economical proposition. Building an aluminum boat or canoe is also a possibility but requires considerable skill in sheet metal work which few amateurs have. The remaining alternative is to build a do it yourself wooden or plywood boat.

Plywood boat building is the choice of most DIY builders since plywood is relatively cheap and easy to work with. Some small dinghies can be built from just one sheet of plywood to make a boat up to 8 feet in length or a little less. Plywood used to build do it yourself boats can be either marine grade (which is best but more expensive) or ordinary exterior grade. Interior grade or utility grade must not be used. These types of plywood are nor made to withstand prolonged exposure to water and will delaminate since the glue between layers is not waterproof.

Many vintage plans boats call for plywood lengths which are greater than the standard eight foot sheets available in lumberyards. Marine plywood in lengths greater than eight feet is obtainable but may have to be special ordered. If plywood of the necessary length is not available the simple solution is to join two sheets together using a butt joint. Simply lay out the complete length of the part on two lengths of plywood and butt joint the ends together.

A butt joint is formed by laying the two ends together and placing another piece of plywood about one foot long over the joint. Then glue the foot long piece in place using marine glue or epoxy glue. Then use wood screws on each side of the joint (from the inside where the short piece of plywood is placed) to make a very strong joint. The butt jointed section will actually be stronger than the rest of the length if you do it this way.

Never use a scarf joint where the two sections are tapered and glued together. The butt joint is much stronger and is standard paractice for boat building. The short piece of plywood for the butt joint should always be inside the boat. If you butt joint both the sides and bottom of the boat arrange the joints so that they are staggered and not at the same spot. Do not let the problem of obtaining longer than standard plywood deter you from building your vintage project boat. Butt jointed plywood parts are as strong as or stronger than single lengths, and many boats are built this way. You will find a number of good plans for plywood boats free to download at my website vintage projects

Build A 7' 9" Plywood Dinghy

Here is an ideal all purpose DIY plywood dinghy. Handy for the yachtsman who needs a strong seaworthy boat or for the sportsman who wants a lightweight cartop boat.

This do it yourself vintage plans dinghy is light enough to be rowed easily even by youngsters yet sturdy enough to be used with a small outboard motor.

This nice little boat vintage project can easily carry two adults with fishing or camping gear. It is easy to cartop or put in a van or pickup for transportation.

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Build A Boat With 1 Sheet Of Plywood

With just one sheet of 1/4 inch exterior plywood you can build an excellent DIY 8 foot dinghy. This vintage plans dinghy can easily carry two people with fishing and camping gear.
This is a very stable easy handling little boat. You can row it or power it with a small outboard motor.
If you want a heavier boat just use thicker plywood. 3/8 inch plywood makes a somewhat heavier but tougher boat which can take a lot of knocks. However 1/4 inch plywood is good enough for most uses and is cheap and light in weight.
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Build a Plywood Canoe

If you have rowed a big slow rowboat and then tried a swift highly maneuverable canoe you will know why most people prefer a canoe. However the biggest problem often is that the conventional multiribbed and thin skinned canoe is difficult and time consuming to build. In addition to this the thin skin is very susceptible to damage.

Using plywood and fiberglass you can build a really tough scrape proof canoe in one tenth the time it takes to build a conventional canoe. Since only one frame is needed this offsets the extra weight of the plywood and the canoe is still light enough for comfortable portaging.

You can build a plywood canoe with the conventional two pointed ends for paddling or with one squared end for use with an outboard motor.

You can build with 1/8 inch doorskin or purchase special marine plywood of 1/8 inch thickness. The latter is hard to find often. The doorskin when finished with two or three coats of urethane varnish is absolutely waterproof and works quite well.

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