This project is an extension to the standard money boxproject, as the text says it is an extension to the existingproject to help students see how projects can be developedfrom an initial idea.

Because Boxford want these projects to look their best manyare made in hardwood which is not cheap, the project alsosuggests that you could make the same thing in MDF but weall know that this does not produce the results that a finishedpiece should have. When I was a teacher I used to sourcemuch of my materials from industry free of charge effectivelyhelping them with their disposal problems, the trick is to finda waste product that is gold to schools. For this project I haveidentified a source of superb material that should be free,every kitchen these days has a worktop, some of theseworktops are made from the new stone look alike or granitesimulation. This material is very good to machine, now onevery kitchen there is at least one piece of waste made whenthe hole for the sink is cut, there can often be a second forthe cooker top and from the ends there may be offcuts. If youcan get the Kitchen installers to bring them back the theworkshop and are prepared to collect them regularly so thatthe pieces don't get in their way you have a free source ofmaterial that will polish up to standards beyond wood. I wouldconsider making some carved stonelook carriage clocks.

This material would make large and small items alike.Imagine a stone effect chess set.

This ability to blag materials is the basis of many familyfortunes if you get the chance to view or show theConnections Series by James Burke the episode somethingfor nothing shows how many industries have been built offwhat was another companies inconvenient waste. Coke (notthe drink) was a byproduct of town gas production, it wasdiscovered that factory boilers could be run on it andproduce clean and cheap heat. One mans waste is anothermans fortune.

Wooden Owl Money Box.

Made as an extention to the round money box to show how the whole project can be expanded.

History of Piggy Banks

The oldest piggy bank found was during the excavation in Asia Minor at a Greek colony of Priene, which was shaped asa Greek Temple with the slit being in the pediment and unlike our modern ones with a hole in the base to empty the

bank, this one had to be broken to be emptied. Other money storage boxes have been found at Pompeii andHerculaneum.

The Etymology of the Word Piggy

An orange clay called pygg was used to make storage jars and pots for salt and flour in the middle ages, when emptythey were easy vessels to keep spare change in. Long after the clay had been substituted by other materials such as

ceramic the term pygg was still used to mean a jar which you stored the spare coins in.

Over time the spelling and vocalisation of the word pygg changed to pig and it was probably then someone then madethe first bank as a play on the word, the final evolution of the word pig was in the 18th century when it became piggy

bank.

Doggy Banks.

Wooden Cat Bank

Vader Box

The Owl box is made in a similar way to the round box. However the round blank of waste is used in making the feet forthe owl.

The Acrylic eyes and beak with vinyl pupils.

The feet made from the middle.

The coin chamber and nylon bolts.

The owl money box picture here is made from three sheets of 26mm+ wood or sheets of MDF.to a thickness of about75mm.

the bank is made from a wood, Acrylic sheet and Nylon Hexagonal Bar.

Legislation on children's toys has changed significantly in the past few years to the point that traditional fasteningmethods of nails and screws have been outlawed.

The act states that if a child could break a toy and expose a sharp point (i.e. a nail or screw). the toy fails it's safetyassessment.

At some stage this will be applied to schools and the toys made as part of their D&T projects. The worst case scenariobeing as a law suit.

It is our duty to be aware of changes in the law as ignorance will not be sufficient as a defense should matters becomeprotracted.

All projects on the Boxford site comply with these no project uses nails or screws in their construction.

Master Drawing.

Machining

Machining the front section takes place in a number of drawings due to its complexity.

The first being that the wood is clamped to the bed and skimmed until it it cleaned up.

The second cut will be made with the 22.2mm overlo cutter to a depth of 9mm on the red colour this forms the foot out ofthe middle section.

The third cut is the 12.7mm overlo cutter to a depth of 4.5mm to form the rounded edge of the front piece.

The fourth and final cut is the 6.35mm straight cutter to form the flat edges of the front piece.

Red is cut to 18mm deep.

Blue is cut to 2mm deep must be set as inside.

Green is cut to 15mm deep must be set as inside.

Yellow is cut to 15mm deep must be set as drill.

Machining the middle section.

Machining the middle section also takes place in a number of drawings due to its complexity.

The first being that the wood is clamped to the bed and skimmed until it it cleaned up.

The second cut will be made with the 22.2mm overlo cutter to a depth of 9mm on the red colour this forms the foot out ofthe middle section.

The third and final cut is the 6.35mm straight cutter to form the flat edges of the middle piece.

Red is cut to 18mm deep.

Yellow is cut to 15mm deep must be set as drill.

Machining the Third or back section.

Machining the back section also takes place in a number of drawings due to its complexity.

The first being that the wood is clamped to the bed and skimmed until it it cleaned up.

The second cut will be made with the 22.2mm overlo cutter to a depth of 9mm on the red colour this forms the foot out ofthe middle section.

The third cut is the 12.7mm overlo cutter to a depth of 4.5mm to form the rounded edge of the front piece.

The fourth and final cut is the 6.35mm straight cutter to form the flat edges of the front piece.

Red is cut to 18mm deep.

Blue is cut to 2mm deep must be set as inside.

Green is cut to 15mm deep must be set as inside.

Yellow is cut to 15mm deep must be set as drill.

Turning the boards over to machine the back.

Once the three pieces have then been cut on one side place an 18mm MDF board on the bed of the machine held withthe offset nuts.

Then using the hole template and datum offset of something like 40mm to move the cutting away from the edge. We candrill holes to within 3mm of the bed then hammer rod into the holes.

Drill Template.

The nylon screw can be made out of round or hexagonal bar. Hexagonal bar allows the screw to be threaded into thewood, however the round bar can be equally hammered into the wood. You may need to vary the screw thread diameterto make a good fit. If you do use round bar and hammer the screws in you may find it harder to get at the money when it

is time to cash up.

Turning Drawing.

Finally the acrylic front and back was cut on the laser printer.