ATOCI: Making Tin Can Toys, 1919 [MTCT] CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. 5 EXTRACT FROM A LETTER WRITTEN FROM FRANCE BY MRS. CLYDE M. MYERS, R. A. 13 I. TIN. CANS. 19 VARIOUS KINDS OF CANS AND BOXES - PREPARING CANS FOR THE WORK - CUTTING IN AND OPENING OUT CANS AND BOXES II. TOOLS AND APPLIANCES. 28 TOOL LISTS AND COSTS - LAYING OUT AND MARKING OFF WORK - SHOP APPLIANCES III. MAKING A BISCUIT CUTTER AROM A SMALL CAN. 44 CUTTING THE CAN TO SIZE FOR BISCUIT CUTTER PUNCHING A HOLE IN TIN - FORMING THE HANDLE FOLDING - MAKING A SUGAR SCOOP BY THE SAME METHOD IV. SOLDERING. 54 SOFT. SOLDER - SHEET. TIN - THE PROCESS OF SOLDERING - HEATING. APPARATUS - ELECTRICAL SOLDERING COPPERS - THE COMMON SOLDERING COPPER - FLUXES - TINNING THE COPPER - HEATING. V. SOLDERING (Continued). 71 PREPARING A JOINT FOR SOLDERING - CLEANING AND SCRAPING - SOLDERING A PRACTICE PIECE SOLDERING THE HANDLE TO THE BISCUIT CUTTER - A SECOND PRACTICE PIECE - ANOTHER METHOD OF APPLYING SOLDER VI. COOKY CUTTERS. 79 THE PINE TREE DESIGN - CUTTING NARROW STRIPS OF TIN - BENDING TO SHAPE OVER DESIGN SOLDERING COOKY CUTTERS - THE HANDLE VII. TRAYS. 86 TURNING OVER EDGES ON ROUND TRAYS - USING THE FORMING MALLET - MAKING AN ASH TRAY AND MATCH BOX HOLDER VIII. A TRAY CANDLESTICK. 94 THE CANDLE SOCKET - CUTTING A HOLE IN THE DRIP CUP - MAKING THE HANDLE IX. RIVETING. 100 MAKING A PAIL FROM A TIN CAN - CUTTING AWAY THE SURPLUS TIN AT THE RIM - FORMING THE LUGS FOR THE HANDLE - RIVETING THE LUGS IN POSITION - FORMING A WIRE HANDLE X. MAKING A ToY AUTO TRUCK. 107 FOUR WAYS OF MAKING WHEELS OF TIN CANS: MAKING A WHEEL FROM A CAN WITH SOLDERED ENDS - MAKING WHEELS FROM ROLLED RIM CANS - TWO TYPES OF WHEELS MADE FROM CAN LIDS XI. MAKING A TOY AUTO TRUCK (Continued). 118 FORMING THE CHASSIS - USING. THE. WOODEN ROOFING. FOLDER - FOLDING - USING. THE. VISE FOR SHORT FOLDING - USING THE HATCHET STAKE FOR FOLDING XII. MAKING A TOY AUTO TRUCK (Continued). 127 MAKING THE HOOD AND RADIATOR - CUTTING THE VENTS - SOLDERING ON THE FILLER CAP XIII. MAKING A TOY AUTO TRUCK (Continued). 135 THE DASH-BOARD - THE SEAT - ASSEMBLING THE TRUCK - SPRINGS - SOLDERING THE WHEELS ON THE AXLES--STRIP WASHERS XIV. MAKING A To. AUTO TRUCK (Continued). 146 TRUCK BODIES - DIFFERENT TYPES OF BODIES TO BE FITTED TO THE SAME CHASSIS - THE TANK TRUCK - THE STREET SPRINKLER - THE COAL OR SAND TRUCK - THE ARMY TRUCK - THE AMBU- LANCE - THE FIRE ENGINE XV. MAKING A TOY AUTO TRUCK (Continued). 157 THE STARTING CRANK - THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN - MUD GUARDS AND RUNNING BOARDS - LIGHTS, TOOL BOXES, HORNS, ETC. - DRIVERS' CABS XVI. BOATS. 166 THE ROWBOAT - THE SAILBOAT - THE SCOW - THE TUGBOAT - THE BATTLESHIP - THE FERRYBOAT CONTENTS. 15 XVII. A Toy LOCOMOTIVE. 174 THE FRAME - BOILER -CAB - WHEELS - CYLINDERS AND CONNECTING RODS - THE SMOKESTACK, STEAM DOME AND WHISTLE, SAND BOX AND HEADLIGHT- CARS - A PASSENGER CAR AND SOME OTHERS XVIII. SIMPLE MECHANICAL Toys. 182 WATER WHEELS AND SANDMILLS - A SIMPLE STEAM TURBINE AND BOILER - A WINDMILL AND TOWER - AEROPLANE WEATHERVANE XIX. CANDLESTICKS. 192 WALL SCONCES AND A LANTERN XX. CAMP AND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT. 195A COFFEE POT - BOILING PAILS - FRYING PAN- TOASTER - A CAMP SHOWER BATH - CANTEEN OR HOT WATER BOTTLE - A MATCH BOX XXI. PREPARING THE TOYS FOR PAINTING. 200 REMOVING SURPLUS. SOLDER WITH SCRAPERS MAKING A HOE SCRAPER - PLUMBERS' AND ROOF- ERS' SCRAPERS - SCRAPING AND FILING - BOILING THE TOYS IN A LYE BATH - VENT HOLES XXII. NOTES ON PAINTING THE Toys. 206 INDEX Aeroplane weathervane, 187-191 Amhulance body, 154, 155 Anvils, 40, 41 Appliances, shop, 39-43 Ash trays, 56-93 Assemhling auto truck, 139145 Auto truck, making, 107-145 Auto truck, army, 153-155 Auto truck, axles, 114 Auto truck, bodies, 146-156 Auto truck, cabs, 165 Auto truck, chassis, 118-19b Auto truck, coal truck, 152, 153 Auto truck, dash board, 135-138 Auto truck, drilling holes in wheel centers, 113, 114 Auto truck, fire engine, 155, 156 Auto truck, fittings, 161-165 Auto truck, hood, 127-134 Auto truck, horns, 163 Auto truck, lights, 161-163 Auto truck, mud guards, 160 Auto truck, radiator, 121-134 Auto truck, soldering filler cap on radiator, 138-134 Auto truck, soldering scat, 138 Auto truck, soldering wheels to axles, 141-143 Auto truck, starting crank, 157, 158 Auto truck, stearing wheel, 159 Auto truck, street sprinkler, 151-153 Auto truck, tank truck, 151 Auto truck, tool boxes, 163, 164 Auto truck, vents or louvers in hood, 130-131 Auto truck, washers for axles, 143-145 Auto truck, Auto truck wheel centers, finding, 37, 38 Auto truck, wheel making, 107-118 Auto truck, wheel, making hole in center. 112-114 Bench, work, 41, 42 Bending strips of tin to design, 81-83 Bending wire in vise, 157 Biscuit cutter, 44-53 Block, punching and forming, 50 Bodies, ambulance, 154, 155 auto truck, 146-156 coal, 158 Bodies, different bodies fitted to same chassis, 149-156 Bodies, fire engine, 155, 156 Bodies, street sprinkler, 151, 154 tank, 151 Boats, 166-175 Boats, battleship, 171. 172 Boats, ferry, 172, 173 Boats, row, 166, 167 Boats, sail, 167, 168 Boats, scow, 167 Boats, tug, 169-171 Bums, remedy for, 26 Cabs, truck, 165 Cabs, locomotive, 176. 177 Camp equipment, 195-199 Camp equipment, canteen, 196 Camp equipment, coffeepot, 195 Camp equipment, cooking pails, 196 Camp equipment, frying pan, 196 Camp equipment, hot water bottle, 196 Camp equipment, match box, 199 Camp equipment, shower bath, 196-199 Camp equipment, toaster, 196 Candlesticks, 94-99, 192, 103 Cars, railroad, 178-181 Charcoal and wood fires for heating soldering coppers, 59, 60 Chassis, forming truck, 118-126 Cleaning and scraping tin for soldering, 71-73 Cleaning cans, 21-2. 1 Connecting rods for locomotive, 177, 178 Cooky cutters, 79-85 Cuts, remedy for, 26 Cutting away surplus tin at can rims, 101, 102 Cutting holes in tin with chisel, 96, 97 Cutting into cans, 22-24 Cutting narrow strips of tin, 80, 81 Cylinders, locomotive, 177, 178 Dash boards, truck, 135-135 Dividers, spring, 33 Double cutting shears, 24 Drilling hole in wheel centers, 113, 114 Electrical soldering coppers, 60, 07, 68 Filing tin. 45, 46 Filing the soldering copper, 63-65 Fire engine, 155, 156 Fittings for truck, 161-165 Flux, applying, 74 Fluxes for soldering, 55, 62-70 Folding tin by hand, 50, 51 Folding hatchet stake, 123-125 Folding vise, 123 Folding wooden roofing folder, 120-123 Forming chassis for truck, 118-126 Forming mallet, 42, 43 Forming mallet, using, 87-91 Forming a wire handle, 105, 106 Frying pan, 196 Galvanized wire, sizes, 30 Galvanized wire, used for axles, 114 Gas furnace for heating soldering coppers 58, 59 Gasoline torch for heating soldering coppers, 58, 59 H Handle, forming for biscuit cutter, 49-53 Hatchet stake used for folding, 123-123 Heating apparatus for soldering coppers, 55-CO Heating soldering coppers, 65-68 Hood, truck, 127-134 Horns, truck, 163 Hot water bottle, 196 Ice pick used as punch, 112, 113 "Killed" or soldering acid, making, 68-70 Laying out work, 32-30 Lantern, 192, 193 Lights, truck, 161. 162 Locomotive, 174-179 Locomotive, boiler, 176 Locomotive, cab, 176 Locomotive, connecting rods, 177, 178 Locomotive, cylinders, 177, 178 Locomotive, fittings, 178 Locomotive, frame, 174-177 Locomotive wheels, 177 Lugs for pail handle, 102-105 Lye bath, description, 20 Lye bath, used for cleaning cans, 72, 73 Marking awl, 82 Marking off work, 82, 33 Marking line around a can, 22 Match box, 199 Match holder and ash tray, 91-93 Materials needed aside from cans, 30 Mechanical toys, 182-191 Mechanical aeroplane weathervane, 187-191 Mechanical sandmills, 1S2 Mechanical steam turbine and boiler, 182, 183 Mechanical water wheels, 182 Mechanical windmill, 187 Melting off can lids, 110, 111 Metal shears, 25 Mud guards for truck, 160 Notes on painting the toys, 206-210 Oil stove used for heating soldering coppers, 56-61 Painting tin can toys, 206-210 Paints used for tin can toys, 206 Points to remember about soldering, 75-77 Preparing cans for toy making, 20-22 toys for painting, 200-405 Punches, 47-49 Punching a hole in tin, 46-49 Punching holes with ice pick, 112, 113 Punching holes in radiator, 149 Radiator, truck, 127-134 Riveting, 100, 103-105 Rivets, 30 Running boards, truck, 160, 161 Sandmills, 182 Sconces, wall, 192 Scrapers, 801, 202 Scrapers, home-made, 201 Scrapers, plumbers' and roofers', 201, 202 Scraping away surplus solder, 200-202 Seat, truck, 138 Sheet tin, 54 Shower bath, 196-199 Smokestack for locomotive, 178 Soft solder, 54 Soft solder, other methods of applying 78 Soldering, 54-70 Soldering, candlestick, 99 Soldering, cleaning and scraping for, 71-73 Soldering, cooky cutter, 83-85 Soldering, filler cap on radiator, 132-134 Soldering, heating apparatus for, 55-60 Soldering, hood and radiator to truck chassis, 139 Soldering, "Killed Acid," making, 6870 Soldering, narrow strips of tin, 81-83 Soldering, paste, 62, 63 Soldering, other methods of applying, 78 Soldering, points to remember about, 75-77 Soldering, practice piece, 73-78 Soldering, process, 55 214 INDEX Soldering, scraping away surplus solder, 200-208 Soldering, soft solder, 54 Soldering, strips of tin to flat piece 83 Soldering, wheels to axles, 141-143 Soldering, copper or "iron," 60-62 Soldering, copper or "iron", cleaning with "killed acid," 63-67 Soldering, copper or "iron", electrical, 60, 67, 68 Soldering, copper or "iron", filing, 63-65 Soldering, copper or "iron", fitting handle to, 62 Soldering, copper or "iron", heating, 65-68 Soldering, copper or "iron", tinning, 63-68 Springs, truck, 140, 141 Squaring up a piece of tin, 34. 88 Starting crank, 157, 158 Steam turbine, 182, 183 Stearing wheel and column, 159 Street sprinkler, 151-153 Strp washers for axles, 143-145 Strips of tin, cutting, 36, 37, 80, 81 Supplementary tool list, 31, 32 Sugar scoop, 53 Surface gauge, using, 38, 89 Tank truck, 151 Tin cans used for toys, 19. 20 Tin sheet, 54 Tin strips, cutting, 36, 37, 80, 81 Tinning soldering copper, 61-68 Toaster, 196 Tool boxes for truck, 163, 164 Tool boxes, lists and costs, 49-32 Tools, 28-35 Try square, 83, 34 Turbine, steam, 184, 183 Turning edges on round trays. 86-91 Vent holes for draining, 204, 205 Vents or Louvers, cutting in hood, 130-132 Vise, description, 39, 40 Vice, used for bending wire, 157 Vice, used for folding, 132 Washers, strip, for axles, 143145 Water wheels, 183 Wheels, making, 107-118 Wheels, axles for, 114 Wheels, centers, finding, 37, 38 Wheels, drilling holes in center, 113, 114 Wheels, from tin cans with rolled-rim ends, 117, 118 Wheels, from tin cans with soldered ends, 108-114 Wheels, ice pick used for making holes in centers, 112, 112, 113 Wheels, locomotive, 177 Wheels, sand, 182 Wheels, soldering to axles, 141-143 Wheels, water, 182 Wheels, windmill, 187 Wire, galvanized, sizes, 30 Wire, used for wheel axles, 114 Wood chisel used for cutting tin, 131-132