Opitec Floating Ball User manual

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E109818#1
109.818
Content
Quantity Size (mm) Designation Part No.
wooden strip 1 150x10x10 internal parts 1
wooden strip 2 250x10x5 external strip 2
wooden strip 2 250x20x5 external strip 3
welding wire 1 250x1 mounting (ball) 4
cylinder head screw 1 40x4 mounting 5
nut 2 M4 mounting 6
cap nut 1 M4 mounting 7
washer 4 ø 4,3 mounting 8
brass case 1 ø5x25 mouthpiece 9
polystyrene ball 1 ø 30 oating ball 10
Required Tools:
pencil,
ruler,
fretsaw,
drill ø 4/5,
wood glue,
side cutter,
round nose pliers,
round bar or cardboard tube approx. ø
20 mm
A Game of Skill - Floating Ball
Please Note
Bei den OPITEC Werkpackungen The
OPITEC range of projects is not inten-
ded as toys for young children. They
are teaching aids for young people
learning the skills of Craft, Design and
Technology. These projects should
only be undertaken and operated with
the guidance of a fully qualied adult.
The nished projects are not suitable
to give to children under 3 years old.
Some parts can be swallowed. Danger
of suocation!

2E109818#1
Instructions
1. Use your fretsaw to cut o a 10mm
and a 20mm piece of the wooden
strip (1) as shown
2. Brush the wooden strip (2) with wood
glue at the narrow side
4. Next brush the 20 mm piece (step 1)
with wood glue.
5. Glue the piece ush to the strips 2+3.
Then glue the 10 mm piece to the
other end as well
6. After that use wood glue to glue the
wooden strip (2) ush to the two pie-
ces and the wooden strip (3) as shown
7. Glue the second wooden strip (3) as
a cover and mark the side with the
20 mm piece. Afterwards mark the
middle of the opposite front side by
dint of diagonals
8. Measure 15 and 50 mm on the
marked side and place a marking on
the cover.
10. Clamp the work-
piece vertically in
a vice as shown
and drill a hole
ø 5mm for the
mouthpiece
11. Now clamp the workpi-
ece horizontally in the
vise and drill two holes ø
4mm into the strip. Drill
one at the 15 mm mark
and the other one at the
50mm marking
3. In addition glue the wooden strip
(2) to the other wooden strip (3) as
shown
9. Measure 10mm from the side and
mark the center of the strip on the 15
and 50 mm markings

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E109818#1
35mm
Instructions
12. Put the brass case (9) into the 5mm
hole to use it as mouthpiece.
14. Wrap the bending wire (4) hard
around a round bar or a cardboard
tube..
Note:
The diameter should be 20-25 mm
thereby the polystyrene ball ts well.
15. Use the pliers to bend the legs of the
wire by 180° in the opposite direction)
16. Place a washer (8) on the cylinder
head screw (5) and plugging both
through the hole from bottom to
top
17. Place a washer (8) on the screw and
tighten it with a nut (6) as shown.
18. Screw another nut (6) onto the screw
and place a washer (8) on it
19. Place the bent bracket on the screw
as shown
20. Then place a washer (8) on it.
21. Secure the support with the cap nut
(7).
22. Last place the polystyrene ball.
Done!
23. Colour the game at will
screw
air hole in
the cover
bending template
13. Bend the bending wire according to
the template and cut the overlaying
ends