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Lee Brubaker · 05-01-2008, 03:45 PM

Nickbee's Larry the Lobster made me look at these plans again & how nicely his turned out sent me to the scrap bin for materials. Like all of my toys, there is more than one species of wood involved. In my lobster's case, I should have used a heavier species for the body & a light species for the claws. My lobster worked fine on a carpet, but on a tile or hardwood floor the wheels merely skidded along & were unable to lift the claws. What to do ? I found a couple of 1/2" rubber bands in my "junk drawer" & glued them to the wheels. End of problem. Next the claws really banged when closing. Guaranteed to drive some mummy nuts in short order. So.... on the roof of the claw mouths, I stuck a piece of sticky backed insulation tape. End of bang..bang..bang. So here it is. Thanks for looking.

Lee

dlpfan40 · 05-10-2008, 05:46 PM

good job

karateed · 05-10-2008, 11:30 PM

Hi Lee,

No, not a good job, an EXCELLENT job. Way to go Lee,

Ed......:-)

Nickbee · 07-18-2008, 07:26 AM

Your lobster rocks!!! Great job! It was a fun project,,, just lots of parts! I might try the frog next.

**harrysin** · 07-18-2008, 09:53 AM

Lee, you've done it again, a beautiful job however I can see some daddy figuring out how to quieten it!

05-01-2008, 03:45 PM	#1
Lee Brubaker Registered User Forum Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 140 View Lee Brubaker's Gallery	Report This Post! Christmas Toys....lobster Nickbee's Larry the Lobster made me look at these plans again & how nicely his turned out sent me to the scrap bin for materials. Like all of my toys, there is more than one species of wood involved. In my lobster's case, I should have used a heavier species for the body & a light species for the claws. My lobster worked fine on a carpet, but on a tile or hardwood floor the wheels merely skidded along & were unable to lift the claws. What to do ? I found a couple of 1/2" rubber bands in my "junk drawer" & glued them to the wheels. End of problem. Next the claws really banged when closing. Guaranteed to drive some mummy nuts in short order. So.... on the roof of the claw mouths, I stuck a piece of sticky backed insulation tape. End of bang..bang..bang. So here it is. Thanks for looking. Lee Attached Thumbnails
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05-10-2008, 05:46 PM	#2
dlpfan40 Registered User Jr. Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 16 View dlpfan40's Gallery	Report This Post! good job
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karateed Registered User Forum King Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Squamish, BC Posts: 651 View karateed's Gallery	Report This Post! Hi Lee, No, not a good job, an EXCELLENT job. Way to go Lee, Ed......:-)
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Nickbee Registered User Forum Geek Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 359 View Nickbee's Gallery	Report This Post! Your lobster rocks!!! Great job! It was a fun project,,, just lots of parts! I might try the frog next.
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07-18-2008, 09:53 AM	#5
harrysin Forum Contributer Supreme Forum King Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,048 View harrysin's Gallery	Report This Post! Lee, you've done it again, a beautiful job however I can see some daddy figuring out how to quieten it! __________________ *Harry*
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