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Assembly Notes

Forklift

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AIR+WATER power 

MODEL   13   Forklift

1.

 Unscrew the original cap of the pressurized air+water 

tank before starting the assembly. The original cap will 

not be used in this model.

2.

 The gears should meshed well with each other in order 

to operate smoothly.

3.

 Leave a 1 mm gap between the axle lock and the long 

frame so that the wheel can turn smoothly.

4.

 Note that the sprockets must be aligned so that the 

chain can operate smoothly.

5.

 Cut Tube A to get tubes of the following lengths for 

this model.

    

Tube A :

  9.5 cm x 1,    30 cm x 1,    44 cm x 1

Tube A

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Page 2: ... contain important information DEAR PARENTS This is a toy that has been designed for children over 8 years of age It is not suitable for children under 3 years of age It contains small parts that a child could swallow and long tubes which may become wrapped around the neck It must be kept out of the reach of very young children Discuss the safety warnings and possible risks involved with the child...

Page 3: ...el 1 Cutting Machine 12 13 Model 2 Grinding Machine 14 15 Model 3 Truck 16 17 Model 4 Excavator 18 19 Model 5 Radar Car 20 21 Model 6 Tank 22 23 Model 7 Antique Car 24 25 Water Jet Propelled Models without water recycling system Water Jet Vehicles 26 Jet Propulsion Experiment 27 Model 8 Rocket Car 28 29 Model 9 Excavator 30 31 Model 10 Heavy Motorbike 32 33 Model 11 Helicopter 34 35 Model 12 Radar...

Page 4: ...GE L SECURITY NUT AXLE LOCK 5 HOLE ROD 7 HOLE DUAL ROD SMALL S SECURITY NUT ANCHOR PIN O RING LARGE PCS 5 2 2 1 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 20 2 TOTAL 165 No 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 PARTS NAMES LARGE PULLEY SQUARE FRAME SMALL SPROCKET SMALL GEAR MEDIUM SPROCKET BASE PLATE LONG ROD PART SEPARATOR TOOL TUBE B 120 CM MEDIUM GEAR LAUNCHER LARGE SPROCKET TUBE A 200 CM PCS 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2...

Page 5: ...r After you build all of the models in this instruction book and understand how to use gear trains you can put your unlimited creativity to work and design vehicles and machines on your own Let your imagination guide you Now let s look closely at gears and how we use them Find the gears in this kit The wheels which have many tooth shaped objects sticking out of their edges are gears Two gears can ...

Page 6: ...is gear system is proportional to the number of gear teeth In other words the pitch diameter of the 20T gears is 20 millimeters while the pitch diameter of the 40T gears is 40 mil limeters Again the pitch diameters are the imaginary circles between the meshed gear teeth as shown in Figure E The gears are easy to install on the rods and frames in this kit because the rods and frames have holes posi...

Page 7: ... or escalators 2 Connect a 10 tooth sprocket to a 30 tooth sprocket as shown 3 Use a pencil point or something similar to turn sprocket B Which direction does sprocket A turn Would this be the same if A and B were two gears meshing How many times do you have to turn A for B to rotate once The gear ratio of these two sprockets would be __ to __ 4 Repeat the experiment for the two assemblies below a...

Page 8: ...t at the same driven speed or the motor will stall and the vehicle won t move Fig 8 Attaching gears to the frame Arranging gear wheels symmetrically NO without a space TIP These two holes must be placed in a horizontal line Holding gears in place Axle locks are designed to prevent a pulley wheel or gear from moving along the axle or slipping They are easy to install without removing the wheel or a...

Page 9: ...nto the pressurized air water tank through the exit nozzle Water Storage Tank Pressurized Air Water Tank A is the entrance nozzle and B is the exit nozzle Air and water from the water storage tank come into the pressurized air water tank through the entrance and leave through the exit One Way Switch A is the entrance nozzle and B is the exit nozzle When the switch lever is in the middle the exit i...

Page 10: ...o make the hoses too tight twisted or compressed Fig 12 Water must be able to flow through them smoothly Slide a security nut onto a hose and screw it in completely when connecting the hose to the pressurized water tank and pump Fig 13 14 Use an L security nut for tube A and an S security nut for tube B After repeated use the hoses might become worn and come off the connection nozzles The solution...

Page 11: ... Hold the pump handle up for two or three seconds before you push it down again so that the most water can be driven into the pump cylinder during each pump Fig 18 Pump no more or less than 50 times If you pump it more than 50 times the basic parts might come under too much pressure and become damaged On the contrary if you pump it less than 50 times the power might be too weak to lead to smooth o...

Page 12: ... into the pressurized air water tank and is then pumped another 40 times more air is pumped into the remaining fixed space occupied by the water Thus the air pressure becomes even higher These phenomena include many principles from physical science 1 Water is incompressible whereas air is compressible 2 Boyle s law For a fixed amount of gas kept at a fixed temperature the product of the volume and...

Page 13: ...of water and attach it onto the system Pump the pump about 10 times to get all water from water storage tank into the pressurized air water tank and keep pumping another 40 times to compress the air and build up the pressure in the air water tank 2 Move the level of the one way switch to open it 3 The released water will spray out and strike the blades of the water wheel to activate the air water ...

Page 14: ...othly We encourage you to tinker and improve the design to make the models run smoothly 2 Note that the sprockets must be aligned in order for the chain to operate smoothly 3 Cut Tube A and Tube B to get tubes of the following lengths for this model The same tubes will be used for all models Tube A 9 5 cm x 1 30 cm x 1 37 cm x 1 44 cm x 1 Tube B 25 cm x 1 35 cm x 1 Tube B Tube A 1 2 3 1 3 4 2 5 7 ...

Page 15: ...13 MODEL 1 Cutting Machine AIR WATER power 12 14 13 15 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Completed ...

Page 16: ...x 1 x 1 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 4 x 2 x 3 Grinding Machine Tube B Tube A 1 2 1 The gears should mesh well with each other in order to operate smoothly 2 Cut Tube A and Tube B to get tubes of the following lengths for this model Tube A 9 5 cm x 1 30 cm x 1 37 cm x 1 44 cm x 1 Tube B 25 cm x 1 35 cm x 1 1 3 4 2 5 7 9 11 12 13 6 8 10 x 1 ...

Page 17: ...15 MODEL 2 Grinding Machine AIR WATER power 14 15 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Completed ...

Page 18: ...1 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 Truck Tube B Tube A 1 2 1 Leave a 1 mm gap between the gear and the long frame so that the wheel can turn smoothly 2 Cut Tube A and Tube B to get tubes of the following lengths for this model Tube A 9 5 cm x 1 30 cm x 1 37 cm x 1 44 cm x 1 Tube B 25 cm x 1 35 cm x 1 1 3 4 2 5 7 9 11 12 14 13 6 8 10 15 16 ...

Page 19: ...17 MODEL 3 Truck AIR WATER power 19 20 21 22 17 18 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 33 Completed 34 ...

Page 20: ...x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 Excavator 1 Note that the sprockets must be aligned in order for the chain to operate smoothly 2 Leave a 1 mm gap between the axle lock and the long frame so that the wheel can turn smoothly 3 Cut Tube A and Tube B to get tubes of the following lengths for this model Tube A 9 5 cm x 1 30 cm x 1 37 cm x 1 44 cm x 1 Tube B 25 cm x 1 35 cm x 1 Tube A 1 2 3 Tube B ...

Page 21: ...19 MODEL 4 Excavator AIR WATER power 11 12 14 13 15 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Completed ...

Page 22: ...2 3 1 The gears should mesh well with each other in order to operate smoothly 2 Leave a 1 mm gap between the axle lock and the long frame so that the wheel can turn smoothly 3 Cut Tube A and Tube B to get tubes of the following lengths for this model Tube A 9 5 cm x 1 30 cm x 1 37 cm x 1 44 cm x 1 Tube B 25 cm x 1 35 cm x 1 1 3 4 2 5 7 9 11 12 14 13 6 8 10 15 16 17 18 Note Gears shown here may dif...

Page 23: ...21 MODEL 5 Radar Car AIR WATER power 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Completed ...

Page 24: ...Tube A and Tube B to get tubes of the following lengths for this model Tube A 9 5 cm x 1 30 cm x 1 37 cm x 1 44 cm x 1 Tube B 25 cm x 1 35 cm x 1 Parts Needed Assembly Notes x18 x75 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 4 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 Tank Tube B Tube A 1 2 1 3 4 2 5 7 9 11 12 6 8 10 x 1 ...

Page 25: ...23 MODEL 6 Tank AIR WATER power 14 13 15 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 23 24 25 26 27 28 Completed ...

Page 26: ... must be aligned so that the chain can operate smoothly We encourage you to tinker with this design to improve its performance 2 Leave a 1 mm gap between the axle lock and the long frame so that the wheel can turn smoothly 3 Cut Tube A and Tube B to get tubes of the following lengths for this model Tube A 9 5 cm x 1 30 cm x 1 37 cm x 1 44 cm x 1 Tube B 25 cm x 1 35 cm x 1 Tube A Tube B 1 2 3 x 4 N...

Page 27: ...25 MODEL 7 Antique Car AIR WATER power 12 14 13 15 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Completed ...

Page 28: ...e itself and the launcher are securely connected 3 Pump the pump about 50 times until all of the water comes from the water storage tank into the pressurized air water tank and the air inside of it is properly compressed 4 Press down the button on the launcher to release the nozzle A stream of water will instantly spray out of the highly pressurized tank from the nozzle pushing the vehicle forward...

Page 29: ...vehicle moves forward at a slow speed for only a short distance 2 Fill the water tank half full of water and operate the model again Add water into the water storage tank so it is about half full Use the pump to draw water into the pressurized air water tank which pumps air into the tank as well At this time since the volume of the air water tank remains the same the air density in the tank increa...

Page 30: ...x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 1 Unscrew the original cap of the pressurized air water tank before starting the assembly The original cap will not be used in this model 2 Leave a 1 mm gap between the sprockets and the long frame so that the wheel can turn smoothly 3 Cut Tube A to get tubes of the following lengths for this model Tube A 9 5 cm x 1 30 cm x 1 44 cm x 1 Tube A 1 2 3 x 2 ...

Page 31: ...29 MODEL 8 Rocket Car AIR WATER power 12 14 13 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 23 24 25 26 27 28 Launcher Completed Rocket Car Completed 15 ...

Page 32: ...x 3 x 3 AIR WATER power MODEL 9 Excavator Tube A 1 2 3 1 Unscrew the original cap of the pressurized air water tank before starting the assembly The original cap will not be used in this model 2 Leave a 1 mm gap between the sprockets and the long frame so that the wheel can turn smoothly 3 Cut Tube A to get tubes of the following lengths for this model Tube A 9 5 cm x 1 30 cm x 1 44 cm x 1 ...

Page 33: ...31 MODEL 9 Excavator AIR WATER power 11 12 14 13 15 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Launcher Completed Excavator Completed ...

Page 34: ...EL 10 Heavy Motorbike Tube A 1 2 3 1 Unscrew the original cap of the pressurized air water tank before starting the assembly The original cap will not be used in this model 2 Leave a 1 mm gap between the gears and the long frame so that the wheel can turn smoothly 3 Cut Tube A to get tubes of the following lengths for this model Tube A 9 5 cm x 1 30 cm x 1 44 cm x 1 x 2 Note Gears shown here may d...

Page 35: ...33 15 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MODEL 10 Heavy Motorbike AIR WATER power Launcher Completed Heavy Motorbike Completed ...

Page 36: ...e assembly The original cap will not be used in this model 2 The gears should mesh well with each other in order to operate smoothly 3 Leave a 1 mm gap between the axle lock and the long frame so that the wheel can turn smoothly 4 Note that the sprockets must be aligned so that the chain can operate smoothly 5 Cut Tube A to get tubes of the following lengths for this model Tube A 9 5 cm x 1 30 cm ...

Page 37: ...35 MODEL 11 Helicopter AIR WATER power 11 12 14 13 15 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Launcher Completed Helicopter Completed ...

Page 38: ...cap of the pressurized air water tank before starting the assembly The original cap will not be used in this model 2 The gears should mesh well with each other in or der to operate smoothly 3 Leave a 1 mm gap between the axle lock and the long frame so that the wheel can turn smoothly 3 Cut Tube A to get tubes of the following lengths for this model Tube A 9 5 cm x 1 30 cm x 1 44 cm x 1 Tube A 1 2...

Page 39: ...37 MODEL 12 Radar Car AIR WATER power 14 13 15 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Launcher Completed Radar Car Completed ...

Page 40: ...ized air water tank before starting the assembly The original cap will not be used in this model 2 The gears should meshed well with each other in order to operate smoothly 3 Leave a 1 mm gap between the axle lock and the long frame so that the wheel can turn smoothly 4 Note that the sprockets must be aligned so that the chain can operate smoothly 5 Cut Tube A to get tubes of the following lengths...

Page 41: ...39 MODEL 13 Forklift AIR WATER power 11 12 14 13 15 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Launcher Completed Lift Completed ...

Page 42: ...l cap of the pressurized air water tank before starting the assembly The original cap will not be used in this model 2 The gears should mesh well with each other in order for the chain to operate smoothly 3 Note that the sprockets must be aligned so that the chain can operate smoothly 4 Cut Tube A to get tubes of the following lengths for this model Tube A 9 5 cm x 1 30 cm x 1 44 cm x 1 Tube A 1 2...

Page 43: ...41 MODEL 14 Antique Rocket Car AIR WATER power 14 13 15 19 20 21 16 17 18 ...

Page 44: ...42 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 AIR WATER power MODEL 14 Antique Rocket Car Launcher Completed Antique Car Completed ...

Page 45: ...sembly The original cap will not be used in this model 2 The parts shown here on the model must be tightly fixed to gether so that the propeller can rotate 3 The gears should mesh well with each other in order for the chain to operate smoothly 4 Note that the sprockets must be aligned so that the chain can operate smoothly 5 Leave a 1 mm gap between the axle lock and the long frame so that the whe...

Page 46: ...44 AIR WATER power MODEL 15 Propeller Aircraft 7 9 11 12 14 13 8 10 15 19 16 17 18 ...

Page 47: ...45 MODEL 15 Propeller Aircraft AIR WATER power 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Launcher Completed Propeller Aircraft Completed ...

Page 48: ...r protection Manual illustrations and photos Genius Toy Taiwan Co Ltd Taichung Taiwan R O C and Thames Kosmos The publisher has made every effort to locate the holders of image rights for all of the photos used If in any individual cases any holders of image rights have not been acknowledged they are asked to provide evidence to the publisher of their image rights so that they may be paid an image...

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