INDEX
Reading edition
A
Aeroplane weathervane, 187-191
Ambulance body, 154, 155
Anvils, 40, 41
Appliances, shop, 39-43
Ash trays, 86-93
Assembling auto truck, 139-145
Auto truck, making, 107-145
army, 153-155
axles, 114
bodies, 146-156
cabs, 165
chassis, 118-126
coal truck, 152, 153
dash board, 135-138
drilling holes in wheel centers, 113, 114
fire engine, 155, 156
fittings, 161-165
hood, 127-134
horns, 163
lights, 161-163
mud guards, 160
radiator, 125-134
soldering filler cap on radiator, 132-134
soldering seat, 138
soldering wheels to axles, 141-143
starting crank, 157, 158
steering wheel, 159
street sprinkler, 151-153
tank truck, 151
tool boxes, 163, 164
vents or louvers in hood, 130-132
washers for axles, 143-145
Auto truck wheel centers, finding, 37, 38
wheel making, 107-118
wheel, making hole in center, 112-114
B
Bench, work, 41, 42
Bending strips of tin to design, 81-83
wire in vise, 157
Biscuit cutter, 44-53
Block, punching and forming, 50
Bodies, ambulance, 154, 155
auto truck, 146-156
coal, 152
different bodies fitted to same chassis, 149-156
fire engine, 155, 156
street sprinkler, 151, 152
tank, 151
Boats, 166-175
battleship, 171, 172
ferry, 172, 173
row, 166, 167
sail, 167, 168
scow, 167
tug, 169-171
Burns, remedy for, 26
C
Cabs, truck, 165
Cabs, locomotive, 176, 177
Camp equipment, 195-199
canteen, 196
coffee pot, 195
cooking pails, 196
frying pan, 196
hot water bottle, 196
Camp equipment, match box, 199
shower bath, 196-199
toaster, 196
Candlesticks, 94-99, 192, 193
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
cans, 21-25
Connecting rods for locomotive, 177, 178
Cooky cutters, 79-85
Cuts, remedy for, 26
Cutting away surplus tin at can rims, 101, 102
holes in tin with chisel, 96, 97
into cans, 22-24
narrow strips of tin, 80, 81
Cylinders, locomotive, 177, 178
D
Dash boards, truck, 135-138
Dividers, spring, 33
Double cutting shears, 24
Drilling hole in wheel centers, 113, 114
E
Electrical soldering coppers, 60, 67, 68
F
Filing tin, 45, 46
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
hatchet stake, 123-125
vise, 123
wooden roofing folder, 120-123
Forming chassis for truck, 118-126
mallet, 42, 43
using, 87-91
Forming a wire handle, 105, 106
Frying pan, 196
G
Galvanized wire, sizes, 30
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, 123-125
Heating apparatus for soldering coppers, 55-60
soldering coppers, 65-68
Hood, truck, 127-134
Horns, truck, 163
Hot water bottle, 196
I
Ice pick used as punch, 112, 113
K
“Killed” or soldering acid, making, 68-70
L
Laying out work, 32-39
Lantern, 192, 193
Lights, truck, 161, 162
Locomotive, 174-179
boiler, 176
cab, 176
connecting rods, 177, 178
cylinders, 177, 178
fittings, 178
frame, 174-177
Locomotive wheels, 177
Lugs for pail handle, 102-105
Lye bath, description, 20
used for cleaning cans, 72, 73
M
Marking awl, 32
off work, 32, 33
line around a can, 22
Match box, 199
holder and ash tray, 91-93
Materials needed aside from cans, 30
Mechanical toys, 182-191
aeroplane weathervane, 187-191
sandmills, 182
steam turbine and boiler, 182, 183
water wheels, 182
windmill, 187
Melting off can lids, 110, 111
Metal shears, 25
Mud guards for truck, 160
N
Notes on painting the toys, 206-210
O
Oil stove used for heating soldering coppers, 56-61
P
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, 200-205
Punches, 47-49
Punching a hole in tin, 46-49
Punching holes with ice pick, 112, 113
holes in radiator, 129
R
Radiator, truck, 127-134
Riveting, 100, 103-105
Rivets, 30
Running boards, truck, 160, 161
S
Sandmills, 182
Sconces, wall, 192
Scrapers, 201, 202
home-made, 201
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
other methods of applying, 78
Soldering, 54-70
candlestick, 99
cleaning and scraping for, 71-73
cooky cutter, 83-85
filler cap on radiator, 132-134
heating apparatus for, 55-60
hood and radiator to truck chassis, 139
“Killed Acid,” making, 68-70
narrow strips of tin, 81-83
paste, 62, 63
other methods of applying, 78
points to remember about, 75-77
practice piece, 73-78
process, 55
Soldering, scraping away surplus solder, 200-202
soft solder, 54
strips of tin to flat piece 83
wheels to axles, 141-143
copper or “iron,” 60-62
cleaning with “killed acid,” 63-67
electrical, 60, 67, 68
filing, 63-65
fitting handle to, 62
heating, 65-68
tinning, 63-68
Springs, truck, 140, 141
Squaring up a piece of tin, 34, 35
Starting crank, 157, 158
Steam turbine, 182, 183
Steering wheel and column, 159
Street sprinkler, 151-153
Strip 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, 39
T
Tank truck, 151
Tin cans used for toys, 19, 20
sheet, 54
strips, cutting, 36, 37, 80, 81
Tinning soldering copper, 61-68
Toaster, 196
Tool boxes for truck, 163, 164
lists and costs, 29-32
Tools, 28-32
Try square, 33, 34
Turbine, steam, 182, 183
Turning edges on round trays, 86-91
V
Vent holes for draining, 204, 205
Vents or Louvers, cutting in hood, 130-132
Vise, description, 39, 40
used for bending wire, 157
used for folding, 132
W
Washers, strip, for axles, 143-145
Water wheels, 182
Wheels, making, 107-118
axles for, 114
centers, finding, 37, 38
drilling holes in center, 113, 114
from tin cans with rolled-rim ends, 117, 118
from tin cans with soldered ends, 108-114
ice pick used for making holes in centers, 112, 113
locomotive, 177
sand, 182
soldering to axles, 141-143
water, 182
windmill, 187
Wire, galvanized, sizes, 30
used for wheel axles, 114
Wood chisel used for cutting tin, 131-132