- Cut out large gear, small gear rocker and large and small shaft guides.
Note: Accurate cutting of the gears is extremely important. To cut accurately, first cut the circle drawn around the gears. Be sure to cut precisely on the outside edge of the line. Then, cut the gear teeth, using sharp scissors. Be careful not to bend the gears as you work. They should be kept as flat as possible. Coat the edges of the gear teeth with super glue. W hen the glue is completely dry, sand very lightly to smooth the surface of the gears. - Drill holes in gears and rocker as indicated. Holes should be just large enough for wire to pass through snugly
- Assemble shaft guides, by first scoring and bending on dotted lines. Score lines marked like this <insert image here> on the reverse side. Then fold each shaft guide accordian fashion
Note: Proper scoring and folding of the shaft guides is very important. Be sure to score in the center of the dotted lines making a straight, even cut with your hobby knife. Fold each guide, using your fingers to make the sections line up. the sections should lie, one on top fo another, like a deck of cards. Squeeze the folded guide between your fingers. check to see that the edges are even by placing the folded guide on a table top. If edges are uneven, re-fold and check again - When shaft guides are properly folded, spread a light coat of glue on every other section of the guides and glue each guide into an X shape. Be sure that the ends of the guide are at the outside edge - not the center - of the X. Use your fingers to form the guide into a symmetrical X shape that lies flat on the table top. Hold until glue has set.
- Position shaft guides on gears, coin wheel and rocker by passing a piece of wire through both the shaft guide and the center hole in the gear (or coin wheel or rocker). Glue shaft guides in place by spreading glue over the X mark on each piece, wiping off excess and thens liding the shaft guide into place over the X. Be sure that the guide is positioned squarely over the X. When glue has set, remove the wire used to center the shaft guide on the gear
Note: Glue short shaft guides to large gear and rocker. Glue long shaft guides to small gear and coin wheel. This is important. If you glue the wrong guide to the wrong gear, your bank won't work. - Coat the long shaft guide attached to the small gear with super glue. When glue has completely dried, sand lightly to smooth the surface.
- Complete rocker by first drilling holes in two washers and cutting the washers out. Insert two straight pins into the rocker from the gear shaft side as shown, passing the pins first through the washers and then thorugh the rocker holes (see illustration).
- Glue pins in place by applying super glue under the washer and over the head of the pin. Make sure that pins are perfectly straight as they extend from the rocker. Set aside to dry. When dry, cut each pin so that it is 1/4 inch long
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