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Katze and Maus

Automata Makers Kit


Katze & Maus = Cat & Mouse in German

Assembled: 2.5 tall x 1.5 wide x 4.5 long


Turn the crank, and you will watch Maus run around the table,
risking life and limb to have a chance to taste the cheese, while Katze
attempts to pounce on Maus for a tasty meal.
This Automata kit has 30 precision laser cut parts on 5 birchwood panels.
Please read and follow the order of the assembly
instructions, for best results.
WARNING: This kit has small parts which are a choking hazard to children.

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Katze and Maus


Parts

Panel 1

Panel 2

Panel 3

Panel 4

Panel 5

1A

Cam Placement Tool

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

Box End Right

3E

Gear

4E

Cam - Tail

1F

Box Bottom

2F

Gear

4F

Cam - Paw

1G

Sanding Board Tool

Dowel Bracket 3B

Long Dowel cam shaft


Medium Dowel table dowel
Short Dowel crank dowel
Black tread Mauss tail

Box Font

4G Tail
4H

Dowels and Thread

Dowel
Washer

Right Paw

Additional Required Items





Bar of hand soap


Super glue or wood glue
Cotton swabs
Craft knife

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.

Remove Parts from Panels


1. Panels of Katze and Maus Parts.

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.

Assemble Paw and Tail


1. Parts: Cam Pads 4C and 4D, Right Paw 4H and Tail 4G.

Attach Cam Pads 4C and 4D to Right Paw 4H, and Tail


4G. Apply glue to the bottom of the pad only. Do not
glue the sides of the Paw or Tail, as the glue thickness
will later interfere with the movement of these parts.

Sand the bottom half of the paw pad to remove this
part when looking from the side.

Apply soap to where the paw or tail rubs against the


Cat body, and the bottom of the cam pads, and the
holes for the T-Pins.

Cat Body and Box Top


1. Parts: Cat Body 3B and Box Top 1B.

Sand both sides of Cat Body. And apply bar soap


where the tail and paw rub the Cat Body. Insert Cat
Body 3B into the Box Top. Be sure that Inside is on the
opposite side of the Cat body. Glue the Cat in place
from the bottom - next to Inside. Allow it to dry.

2. Parts: T-Pins 3C and 3D.

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.

The tail and paw need to be loose enough to allow the


tail and arm to freely fall due to gravity. With the end
of the T-Pin flush with the side of the Cat Body use a
little glue as possible to secure the T-Pins on the
opposite side. Gluing with the Cat body upside down
will minimize the risk of glue getting under the Cat and
gluing either the paw or tail to the body.

3. Parts: Left Arm 2D and Left Leg 3A.

A this step, it is best to apply glue to with the Cat upside


down. Position and glue the Cats left paw and leg as
shown. Allow to dry.

Rotating Table Top Assembly


1. Parts: Dowel brackets 2B, 5C and Dowel Bracket Center Support 4B.

Sand both sides of the Dowel Bracket Center Support


and Dowel Brackets. Lightly sand the outside of both
Dowel Bracket tabs to make inserting them into the box
back is easy.

Without glue, test fit the Dowel Bracket Center Support


between the Dowel Brackets with the tab, facing the
same direction as the tabs on the Dowel Brackets,
away from the dowel holes. If the Dowel Bracket
Center is difficult to mate with the Dowel Bracket, sand
a little bit of the Dowel Bracket Center Support to fit.
Apply bar soap to the sides of the dowel bracket nears
the holes.
Glue sand paper to the back of Tool 1G. Trim the sand
paper as needed.

2. Parts: Rotating Table top 2A and gear 2F.

Sand both sides of each part to remove laser residue. If


you find that the gear or table top are difficult to slide
on to the dowel, sand the dowel to loosen up to fit.
Sand off the edge nubs that held the gear and table
top to the panels. Your fingernail should feel no ridges.
Apply a bit of bar soap to make the edges slippery.

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.

3. Part: Medium dowel

Slide gear 2F onto dowel, using Tool A1. The sanded


side of the gear teeth are pointing to the right in the
photo.

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.

4. Part: Dowel Washer

Sand down the dowel washer to remove half of its


width. See photo. Rub soap on the side of the washer
that will rub on to the dowel bracket.

Slide the washer on to the dowel far enough to


minimize the amount of sliding the dowel up and
down, while still allowing the table top to freely spin.
Glue the washer in place from bottom of sanded
Dowel Washer. Once dry, sand off any excess dowel
on either end.

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.

Position the Tail Cam to over the T found on the


dowel. If you find sliding the cams onto the longdowel
too difficult, sand the dowel down. Sanding the dowel
in a drill might be helpful. Side the Tail Cam 4E (look
for the T on the Cam) on to the long dowel. Center
the Tail Cam, so that the holes drilled through the
dowel are equally visible on either side of the Tail cam.
Do not glue yet.

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.

A bit of lateral slop in the crank is okay. Make sure


there is no wobble in the gear when turned. The dowel
should spin feely. Glue the gear to the dowel (be
careful to not get glue on the center bracket).

Test fit the Table Top Assembly in place, do not glue


yet.
Rub bar soap on the face/edge of the cams, the
outside edge of the table top, and on the edges of
the gears. Then test fit the box top assembly in place.
Do not glue yet.
Turn the crank. Adjust the position of the table top
assembly, so that the table top spins in the very middle
of hole in the table top. You might find that cam rubs
against the cam pad with enough friction to make
turning the crank hard, if so, use the tool 1G to sand
down the cam a little until the friction is minimized.

Rock the table top assembly in place to minimize


friction when turning the crank, while in the center of
the box top hole. Then and only then, apply glue to
the table top bracket ears, and seams of the inside of
the box to secure the top.

At this stage, rotating the crank should cause the


Rotating Table Top to turn, and Katzezes tail and paw
to bob up and down. Use bar soap as a lubricant as
needed on the gears and cams to minimize friction.
Insert Box left end, and glue it in place.

2. Parts: Cheese 1C, Mouse 1D and black thread.

Sand the cheese. Place a very small dot of glue on


the box top in the back left corner. Place the cheese
on the glue, without getting glue on the rotating table
top.

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.

Snap the box front in place, do not glue so that you


can show off your handy work.

Congratulations, you have completed Katze and Maus Automata.


Hints and Tricks:


If you find that there is a lot of friction when you turn the crank, look closely for what
parts are rubbing together. A small amount of bar soap on those touching surfaces
helps a lot in minimizing friction.
If you turn the crank, and you find that the table top is slightly lifting, and then is hard to
turn, the point of contact between the gears is not sliding past each other easily. While
turning the crank look for which two gear teeth are not sliding smoothly and rub some
bar soap on those teeth.
If you turn the crank, and either the paw or tail cam are making the crank hard to turn,
use the sand paper tool G1 to remove a bit of material from the pad of the paw or tail,
from from the cam of the paw or tail. As always, a bit of soap helps a lot.
If you find that the table top comes in contact with the box top, slide some sand paper
in the slot between them, rotate the table to where contact is made, and pull the
pinched sand paper out. Repeat until the friction is reduced. Swapping the direction
that the sand paper is facing while doing this helps.
Sometimes, friction can come from the crank bracket hitting the box fingers. Again
some sanding and soap can eliminate that issue.
What to do if you need a new part or two:
Send a check for $4.00 for

each new panel you need to:

Linnell Design
3854 - 123rd Ave NW
Coon Rapids, MN 55433
Include your return address and let us know what panel you need.

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