Toys for God's Kids

[ck1999]

Is anyone here part of this group? http://www.toysforgodskids.org/

Could you PM if you are?


Thanks

Chris

 

[junquecol]

Not a member of that group, but I have cut out THOUSANDS of the car bodies for TWA to use with Toys for Tots. Cut over 800 this year, and have material on hand for 300 for next year.

 

[ck1999]

Hey Bruce thanks for responding. I was making some for Operation Christmas Child this year but I only made a few. And they were about 5 to 6 inch Long. Used a two-by-four for stock. Then hardwood dowels for axles and bought some wheels off of Amazon. But my cost was about about a $1.50 a car just want to see what other people were doing and what there we're able to do to keep costs down. I noticed on toys for God's kids look like their wheels were handmade but I'm not exactly sure how. What do you use for your cars?


Thanks

Chris

 

[ScottM]

When I lived in Cary I was in charge of obtaining materials for the TWA (Triangle Woodworkers Assoc) Toys for Tots program that Bruce referenced. We got most of our parts from the below website. We would order their seconds for wheels. 99.9% were usable. We used dowels instead of pegs for our axles. They have great service. For wood we used lots of pine and 2x lumber (not pressure treated) and what members donated.

https://www.caseyswood.com

 

[ck1999]

Thanks for the link Scott. There's prices seem very reasonable for the wheels. A lot cheaper than Amazon definitely.

This is the website I was using the plans from
http://www.craftsmanspace.com/free-projects/simple-toy-on-wheels-plans.html

Chris