Hands On Train 1983

pennview · Post by **pennview** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 12:02 pm

The train in that Hands On magazine is one of Norm Marshall's designs and the plans also can be found in his "The Great All-American Wooden Toy Book." You might be able to find the book at a local library or thourgh their inter-Library loan program. They're both copyrighted.

judaspre1982 · Post by **judaspre1982** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 12:28 pm

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spiderclimber · Post by **spiderclimber** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 12:45 pm

pennview wrote:The train in that Hands On magazine is one of Norm Marshall's designs and the plans also can be found in his "The Great All-American Wooden Toy Book." You might be able to find the book at a local library or thourgh their inter-Library loan program. They're both copyrighted.

Thanks for the information on the plans pennview. I will have to see if my local library has it.

judaspre1982 wrote:That's some nice work there Spider!
You have some fine skills to be able to produce a senior project like that.
My senior project (1982 ) was a stereo cabinet w/basic joinery.
Child's play compared to yours.
Dave

I seem to be fairly good at coming up with changes on the fly which helped me complete the project. I like designing in my head and then making it happen. Hopefully, I will tackle another train sometime now that I have a shop to work in again

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:51 pm

spiderclimber wrote:...I actually would be curious to get the other train plans to try out the shopsmith version.

Thanks for posting your Iron Horse Photo. It shows a truly beautiful train project. As said, It is Fantastic!!! and you did a wonderful job!!!:D

If you are interested in more plans, to do on your shopsmith, here are some that look real good. I've had good luck with their plans, however never tried one of these trains. http://toysandjoys.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/trains.html

spiderclimber · Post by **spiderclimber** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:55 pm

charlese wrote:Thanks for posting your Iron Horse Photo. It shows a truly beautiful train project. As said, It is Fantastic!!! and you did a wonderful job!!!:D

If you are interested in more plans, to do on your shopsmith, here are some that look real good. I've had good luck with their plans, however never tried one of these trains. http://toysandjoys.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/trains.html

Thanks for the link. I made the train in 2003. It hasn't been long enough since I made it to tackle another. Maybe in 2013

although these do look a little simpler.

mrhart · Post by **mrhart** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:51 am

Awesome project, about those close ups...I'd like to see more details when you find the time.
I must have went to a lame school, I don't recall having a woodshop in high school..but in jr high I made a bench press:D

camerio · Post by **camerio** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 11:37 am

camerio wrote:Mike I would also be interested if you do not mind to pm them to me.
Thank you Mike

I like this forum, it is the best and the people in it are wonderful !

I guess I asked the wrong person in order to have a copy of those plans ... Paul no hard feelings when I express this ...
I realise now that I should have ask the sender rkh2.
Ron would you be nice enough to send me the plans and I thank you for that.

camerio · Post by **camerio** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 11:42 am

camerio wrote:I guess I asked the wrong person in order to have a copy of those plans ... Paul no hard feelings when I express this ...
I realise now that I should have ask the sender rkh2.
Ron would you be nice enough to send me the plans and I thank you for that.

Forget aboul all that, funny me, I did not know how this worked and all that time they (the plans ) were in my private messages section ...
sorry about that and thanks to all of you for understanding my french ... sometimes it take times to get how everything works on a forum and this is the only one I belong to and I feel so good because of it.
Special thanks to you weever !

spiderclimber · Post by **spiderclimber** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 12:47 pm

mrhart wrote:Awesome project, about those close ups...I'd like to see more details when you find the time.
I must have went to a lame school, I don't recall having a woodshop in high school..but in jr high I made a bench press:D

Ok here a few different angles and a little closer up of the train.

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JPG · Post by **JPG** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 3:06 pm

spiderclimber wrote:Ok here a few different angles and a little closer up of the train.

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How many decades did it take to pass that class?:D

That is an unbelievable piece of art and craftsmanship especially if a 'teen' done it!;)

I congratulate you on your quite unusual(and correct) attitude and work ethic and attention to detail. Truly remarkable!!!!!

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