Cargo Boat
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This puzzle is designed by Erhan Çubukcuoglu 2012
Istanbul /TURKEY
Copyrights Erhan Çubukcuğlu 2012
You can copy, share or publish this document without changing this
page and document content.
Contact information
[email protected]
For more puzzles my puzzle blog
http://diypuzzles.wordpress.com/
This document can contain dangerous operations or some mistakes. Everything
is your own risk. I am not responsible for any damage.
If you find mistakes in this document please contact me by email that I correct
them for you and for other people.
Cargo Boat
Another small and unusual puzzle
design from my workshop. The cargo of
this boat is a matchbox. I designed this
puzzle as a tricky opening matchbox
safe. But I don't advise to put matchbox
inside of an object attractive for
children.
This box has not an ingenious
mechanism but an easy and funny
project.
HOW TO OPEN THE BOX
For making this box you must understand first “how it works”
1- Ship's chimney
2- Side cabinet
3- Central station
4- Hatch cover
First remove chimney (1) by
pulling, after take side cabinet (2)
by sliding to side and unscrew
central station (3) and take apart
hatch cover (4). Turn box cover
and open it
MAKE YOUR OWN CARGO BOAT
The drawings at the end of this document are 1:1 scale. You can print and use them as a cutting
template for boat pieces. Also you can take dimensions from drawing by measuring. I will give here
important dimensions.
Another important explication:
For this project I used a special brass nut and screw. This is something special and it's very difficult
to find. For this reason you can use a standard screw and nut (if you can find use something brass or
stainless steel)
This is my special screw and nut.
You can use a standard screw (instead of my special nut, left photo) and you can use a standard nut
(instead of my special screw)
In all explications the word “screw describe a standard screw and “nut” is standard nut
I started first by making the body of the box.
Bottom view
•
•
Top view
First cut a piece of wood 120 x 50 x18 mm
Cut inside with a scroll saw according to drawing template
This is the box cover,
• For box cover cut a piece of wood 120 x 50 x 6 mm
Now this stage is important,
•
•
•
•
•
Fix box cover and box body that you prepared together with a scotch tape or masking tape.
Mark hole centers with a pointed object.
Drill hole A and B 6 mm with a wood drill bit. Depth of hole (15 + 6) 21 mm for two pieces.
Drill hole C according to the diameter of your screw (I used a special 4 mm brass screw. For
this reason the hole C is also 6 mm on the photo but you can use any small screw)
Take off the scotch tape and separate two pieces.
I prepared The hole on body pieces for fixing the nut inside it. You can use a standard small M4 or
M6 or equivalent screw and nut
For making this,
Turn the back of body pieces and enlarge the hole with a bigger drill bit according to your nut.
The back side of the body. You can see the enlarged hole according to nut diameter.
The nut fixed inside the hole
You can fix the nut inside the hole with a two component epoxy glue.
Now cut the base wood 120 x 50 x 6mm and fix with a carpenter glue to the body piece.
Fix three pieces together with scotch tape, and put inside holes wooden dowels for correct
positioning and cut the front shape of all three pieces together wit a scroll saw.
Cut the front deck with a scroll saw according to drawing template and drill 6 mm hole
And cut the mast from a 6 mm round stock. Length of the mast is about 77 mm
Now we can make the assembly,
•
•
•
First fix the mast into the body with a carpenter glue,
Mount the box cover,
Fix the front piece to the must in correct position with carpenter glue. Be careful, don't fix
box cover with excess glue.
Here the result after assembly,
The small wooden rod at the back side is
not fixed. This is for positioning the box
cover to correct position.
Now you can shape and finish your boat
body with wood files and sand paper.
Making central station
This piece made of two piece of wood.
20x20x 36mm and 20 x 23x 6 mm
Two saw trace is for decoration and made with a
small hand saw.
•
•
•
•
Cut a 20x20x36 mm block
Drill back side of the wood from back side center according to your screw (for M4 drill a
hole 3.5 mm etc)
Cut the head of your screw.
Fix the screw inside the wood block by turning and with a two component epoxy glue
IMPORTANT
Calculate the length of your screw according to the depth that you fixed the nut. The length of
screw may be 10-15 mm outside of the wood and total length may be 20 – 25 mm
After you will drill a small 6 mm hole (depth 4 mm) to the side and fix inside it a small 6 mm
wooden rod. (length 8 mm 4 inside + 4 for outside of hole)
Making side station
•
•
•
•
Cut a 20x20x24 mm wooden block
Make a small spot D16 x 3 mm to the top side
Drill a 7 mm through hole from the center of this spot
Drill a 6 mm hole to the center of side This hole must be in same level with center station
hole. Mark according the drawings.
Making chimney
Cut a D16 x 20 mm round stock with a decorative inclination on one side
Drill it from center D6 mm x 10 mm
Cut a wooden round stock D6 mm x 53 mm
Fix this with carpenter glue to the center of chimney
Making hatch covers
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
One of them is fixed and one of them is removable
Cut 34 x 23 x 6 mm wood 2 pcs
Fix one of them with glue according to drawing on box cover
Drill two D4 mm x 4mm hole to the back side of other one
Drill also two D4 mm x 4mm hole to the box cover
Cut two D4 x 7 mm wooden rod
Fix them with carpenter glue to the hatch cover (not box cover)
Now your box is finished.
Finish for box:
My favorite way for finish, is oil finish with boiled linseed oil (danish oil teak oil etc may be used).
An old school and long way. You can use any method that you like
The easiest way for making this box using drawings as template. Print them without scaling.
Cut them from paper and transfer hole centers, cutting lines etc on wood or print drawings on full
sheet labels cut and use.
Green lines in drawings are center lines
If you need additional information or if you find a mistake you can contact me by email
Istanbul /TURKEY
Copyrights Erhan Çubukcuğlu 2012
You can copy, share or publish this document without changing this
page and document content.
Contact information
[email protected]
For more puzzles my puzzle blog
http://diypuzzles.wordpress.com/
This document can contain dangerous operations or some mistakes. Everything
is your own risk. I am not responsible for any damage.
If you find mistakes in this document please contact me by email that I correct
them for you and for other people.
Cargo Boat
Another small and unusual puzzle
design from my workshop. The cargo of
this boat is a matchbox. I designed this
puzzle as a tricky opening matchbox
safe. But I don't advise to put matchbox
inside of an object attractive for
children.
This box has not an ingenious
mechanism but an easy and funny
project.
HOW TO OPEN THE BOX
For making this box you must understand first “how it works”
1- Ship's chimney
2- Side cabinet
3- Central station
4- Hatch cover
First remove chimney (1) by
pulling, after take side cabinet (2)
by sliding to side and unscrew
central station (3) and take apart
hatch cover (4). Turn box cover
and open it
MAKE YOUR OWN CARGO BOAT
The drawings at the end of this document are 1:1 scale. You can print and use them as a cutting
template for boat pieces. Also you can take dimensions from drawing by measuring. I will give here
important dimensions.
Another important explication:
For this project I used a special brass nut and screw. This is something special and it's very difficult
to find. For this reason you can use a standard screw and nut (if you can find use something brass or
stainless steel)
This is my special screw and nut.
You can use a standard screw (instead of my special nut, left photo) and you can use a standard nut
(instead of my special screw)
In all explications the word “screw describe a standard screw and “nut” is standard nut
I started first by making the body of the box.
Bottom view
•
•
Top view
First cut a piece of wood 120 x 50 x18 mm
Cut inside with a scroll saw according to drawing template
This is the box cover,
• For box cover cut a piece of wood 120 x 50 x 6 mm
Now this stage is important,
•
•
•
•
•
Fix box cover and box body that you prepared together with a scotch tape or masking tape.
Mark hole centers with a pointed object.
Drill hole A and B 6 mm with a wood drill bit. Depth of hole (15 + 6) 21 mm for two pieces.
Drill hole C according to the diameter of your screw (I used a special 4 mm brass screw. For
this reason the hole C is also 6 mm on the photo but you can use any small screw)
Take off the scotch tape and separate two pieces.
I prepared The hole on body pieces for fixing the nut inside it. You can use a standard small M4 or
M6 or equivalent screw and nut
For making this,
Turn the back of body pieces and enlarge the hole with a bigger drill bit according to your nut.
The back side of the body. You can see the enlarged hole according to nut diameter.
The nut fixed inside the hole
You can fix the nut inside the hole with a two component epoxy glue.
Now cut the base wood 120 x 50 x 6mm and fix with a carpenter glue to the body piece.
Fix three pieces together with scotch tape, and put inside holes wooden dowels for correct
positioning and cut the front shape of all three pieces together wit a scroll saw.
Cut the front deck with a scroll saw according to drawing template and drill 6 mm hole
And cut the mast from a 6 mm round stock. Length of the mast is about 77 mm
Now we can make the assembly,
•
•
•
First fix the mast into the body with a carpenter glue,
Mount the box cover,
Fix the front piece to the must in correct position with carpenter glue. Be careful, don't fix
box cover with excess glue.
Here the result after assembly,
The small wooden rod at the back side is
not fixed. This is for positioning the box
cover to correct position.
Now you can shape and finish your boat
body with wood files and sand paper.
Making central station
This piece made of two piece of wood.
20x20x 36mm and 20 x 23x 6 mm
Two saw trace is for decoration and made with a
small hand saw.
•
•
•
•
Cut a 20x20x36 mm block
Drill back side of the wood from back side center according to your screw (for M4 drill a
hole 3.5 mm etc)
Cut the head of your screw.
Fix the screw inside the wood block by turning and with a two component epoxy glue
IMPORTANT
Calculate the length of your screw according to the depth that you fixed the nut. The length of
screw may be 10-15 mm outside of the wood and total length may be 20 – 25 mm
After you will drill a small 6 mm hole (depth 4 mm) to the side and fix inside it a small 6 mm
wooden rod. (length 8 mm 4 inside + 4 for outside of hole)
Making side station
•
•
•
•
Cut a 20x20x24 mm wooden block
Make a small spot D16 x 3 mm to the top side
Drill a 7 mm through hole from the center of this spot
Drill a 6 mm hole to the center of side This hole must be in same level with center station
hole. Mark according the drawings.
Making chimney
Cut a D16 x 20 mm round stock with a decorative inclination on one side
Drill it from center D6 mm x 10 mm
Cut a wooden round stock D6 mm x 53 mm
Fix this with carpenter glue to the center of chimney
Making hatch covers
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
One of them is fixed and one of them is removable
Cut 34 x 23 x 6 mm wood 2 pcs
Fix one of them with glue according to drawing on box cover
Drill two D4 mm x 4mm hole to the back side of other one
Drill also two D4 mm x 4mm hole to the box cover
Cut two D4 x 7 mm wooden rod
Fix them with carpenter glue to the hatch cover (not box cover)
Now your box is finished.
Finish for box:
My favorite way for finish, is oil finish with boiled linseed oil (danish oil teak oil etc may be used).
An old school and long way. You can use any method that you like
The easiest way for making this box using drawings as template. Print them without scaling.
Cut them from paper and transfer hole centers, cutting lines etc on wood or print drawings on full
sheet labels cut and use.
Green lines in drawings are center lines
If you need additional information or if you find a mistake you can contact me by email
