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  WOODCHUCKS

PRODUCING   AIRPLANES

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As manager of producing airplanes my team and I are responsible for making 200 piper clubs each year for distribution to children at area hospitals. To meet this quantity we adopted a design objective to make it readily producible with a consistent size and appearance. 
Since the Plane has 6 parts (pictured below) we had to take a look at each part to determine  how to meet this design objective.
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           BODY OF PLANE                                  WING                                       TAIL ASSEMBLY                         LANDING GEAR                           PROPELLER
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To accomplish this,we made templates(pictured below)  for items with curved surfaces such as the body,wings, and tail parts. We draw around the templates onto the raw material, then saw the excess material away but "leave the line" so the piece can be sanded to the line thu​s assuring uniformity
 
         BODY TEMPLATE                  WING TEMPLATE                    RUDDER TEMPLATE                    TAIL TEMPLATE                         LANDING GEAR                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         TEMPLATE                                                                                                                                             

​ASSEMBLY

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All assembly is done using jigs(some pictured below) which allows us to consistently locate and glue the wing, tail assembly, and landing gear onto the body. Sub-assembly jigs are used to assemble the tail assembly and the two piece propeller prior to installation on the plane body
 Jig for attaching tail                       Jig for attaching wing                    Example of attaching    Jig for attaching landing            Jig for making prop
          assembly                                                   to body                                           wing to body                                 gear to body                   from 2 pop sickle sticks

THUS THE FINISHED PRODUCT

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    • INTRODUCTION
    • HISTORY
    • NEW MEMBER PACKET
  • ABOUT US
    • OFFICERS and MEMBERSHIP
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    • SHOP LAYOUT
  • TOYS
  • CRADLES N FIRE TRUCKS
  • PLAQUES
  • POWER TOOLS
  • CNC ROUTER
  • HAND TOOLS
  • SPECIAL PROJECTS
    • RAMPS
    • OTHER
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    • Woodworking tips
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    • WOOD TIPS
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