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Panel 1
Panel 2
Panel 3
Panel 4
Panel 5
1A
2A Rotating
Table Top
3A Leg Left
4A
Box End
Left
5A Crank
Bracket
1B
Box Top
2B
Cat
Body
4B
Dowel
Bracket
5B
1C
Cheese
2C Center Brace
3C T-Pin
4C
Cam Pad
5C Dowel
Bracket
1D
Mouse
2D
Left Arm
3D
T-Pin
4D
Cam Pad
5D
1E
Box Back
2E
3E
Gear
4E
Cam - Tail
1F
Box Bottom
2F
Gear
4F
Cam - Paw
1G
Dowel Bracket 3B
Box Font
4G Tail
4H
Dowel
Washer
Right Paw
When assembling the kit, be sure to test fit parts before gluing them in place. This will
enable you to know when to sand a part to fit as needed. Once glued in place, it is a lot
harder to correct mistakes.
Referencing parts: Throughout these instructions, a standard method of referring to parts
is used. 2F refers to a gear. The panel number is engraved in the lower left corner of
each panel, and the number/letter designating a given part is engraved next to each
part throughout the kit.
Use a thick (thin = bad) viscosity super glue or best: use an Elmers or Gorrilla wood
glue.
Sand both sides of each of the panels until smooth and free of the laser residue. If
you have an orbital sander, using it will make this task go much faster. Then remove
each part from panels using a craft knife. Remove each of the edge nubs that held
the parts to the panel. Keep the empty panels for easy reference to the part numbers
engraved on them.
Using a Craft knife blade It is easy to cut any part free from the panel by cutting through
the nubs which hold the part to the panel from the back side of the panel. I usually find
that pushing a part from the top of the panel down, while wiggling it, works best.
Sand the inside of the holes of the Box Top where the
Table Top Assembly will later go.
Sand both sides and insert T-Pins through holes in tail 4G
and right arm 4H. If the fit it too tight, re-sand.
If you have a drill, you can place the dowel in the drill
and spin it to sand it. Be careful to not remove too
much material. Sand the outside edge of the rotating
table top 2A clear of the dark residue and the nubs
that held it in place and rub the outside edge of the
rotating table top with soap. Using tool G1, sand the
bottom of the gear teeth faces which will rub against
the Dowel Bracket Assembly as shown below, and
then rub soap the gear teeth with bar soap to lubracate them. The soaped face of
the gear teeth which will rub against the dowel bracket.
Use Tool A1 slide the gear onto the dowel, so that the
top of the dowel is flush with the top of the tool.
Remove the tool, do not glue gear to dowel quite yet.
lightly apply bar soap to where the gear will touch the
dowel bracket. Slide the gear and dowel on to the
dowel bracket assembly. If the dowel brackets are not
loose and freely swinging on the dowel, then remove
the gear from the dowel, sand the dowel lightly and
remount the dowel on the bracket. It is really
important that the dowel bracket swing loosely on the
dowel. Turn the gear against the Dowel Bracket, if
there are any points of friction, sand down the offending gear tooth using tool 1G until
there is no friction as the gear spins. Make sure the gear rides flat on the top of the
gear bracket. The more you spin the gear, the more the soap will work into the wood
and loosen it up.
Apply glue to the top edge of where the gear and dowel meet. While the glue is wet,
slide the table top on to the gear. Spin the gear and make sure it is square with the
bracket before the glue dries.
Test fit the table top assembly all the way into the box
back. If it is hard to slide in, sand the sides of the
dowel bracket tabs. NO NOT glue yet.
Remove the table top assembly from the box back.
Assemble Box
1. Parts: Box Back, Box Center Brace and Box Bottom.
Test fit the box back, box center brace and box
bottom. Make sure the parts are tightly pressed fit.
Use the tool 1G to press the wood fingers to totally seat
them. Glue together each seam as shown in photo.
DO NOT glue in the Box End Right 2E or Box Left End
4A, yet.
Assemble Cam
1. Parts: Box right end 2E, Crank bracket 5A, Short Dowel, Long Dowel, Tail
Cam 4E, Paw Cam 4F, Gear 3E and Tool 1A.
Side the Paw Cam 4F (look for the P on the Cam) on to the long dowel. Position the
Paw Cam to over the P found on the long dowel. Center the Paw Cam, so that the
holes drilled through the dowel are equally visible on either side of the Paw cam.
Do not glue in cams in place yet.
Before sliding the box right end 2E onto the end of the
dowel marked C, lightly sand the long dowel next to
the crank bracket, so that Box Right End can spin freely
around the dowel. Rub bar soap on any parts that rub
together, the soap acts as a lubricant to allow the
parts to easily slide past each other. Be sure to rub
soap on the outside facing side of hole on box right
end 2E. Spin the box right end, to ensure it spins freely.
Soap where crank bracket 5A and Left Box End 2E rub.
Lightly sand and insert the small dowel into the crank
bracket, tilting the crank bracket to minimize its surface
area touching the box end is helpful. Insert the long
dowel end with C engraved into the crank bracket
5A, glue in place by gluing the outside of the bracket.
Then allow to dry.
Using sanding tool 1G, again sand only one side of the
top of the gear teeth - sand just ONE side of the gear
teeth. Rub soap on the side of the gear you just
sanded. The sanded side of the gear will rub against
the center brace 2E.
Slide the dowel, cams and gear into place. Glue the
right box end in place. Adjust the gear so that it is
about a finger nails width away from the center
bracket.
Sand the Mouse. Turn crank until the paw touches the
table, then immediately stop. Position Mouse 1D on
table, to be facing the same direction as the Cat, with
left eye, halfway between the cheese and paw.
Rotate the table to make sure Mouse clears the paw.
Remove Mouse, and place a drop of glue where
Mouse was located on the table. Place Mouse 1D on
the glue. Do not get glue on the table edge.
Cut a inch of black thread. Place a dot of glue on
Mouses rump. Dip the thread into the glue and allow
to dry.
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3854 - 123rd Ave NW
Coon Rapids, MN 55433
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