Instructions

Things You'll Need

• 2-inch wood dowel
• Hand saw
• Four 1-by-1-inch wooden planks
• Power drill
• 1/2-inch drill bit
• 10-lb. free weight
• Five 1/2-inch-diameter wood dowels, 4-inch-lengths
• Two 1-inch-diameter pulleys
• Fishing wire, 5-foot-length
• Fishing hook

1. Preparation

   • 1
     Make the vertical base of the crane. Cut a 2-inch wooden dowel to a 3-foot length, using a hand saw. Make the necks of the crane. Cut two 1-by-1-inch wood planks to 2-foot lengths, using a hand saw. Make the supports of the crane. Cut two 1-by-1-inch wood planks to 1.5-foot lengths.
   • 2
     Make the upper vertical base hole. Drill a half-inch hole 1-inch below the top edge of the vertical base, using a power drill and half-inch drill bit. Make the lower vertical base hole. Drill a half-inch hole 12-inches below the top edge of the vertical base.
   • 3
     Make the front pulley holes. Drill half-inch holes through the sides of the necks of the crane, 1-inch below the top edges of the necks. Make the middle base holes. Drill half-inch holes through the sides of the necks of the crane, 12-inches from the top and bottom edges of the necks. Make the back pulley holes. Drill half-inch holes through the sides of the necks of the crane, 5-inches above the bottom edges of the necks. Make the back neck holes. Drill half-inch holes through the sides of the necks of the crane, 1-inch above the bottom edges of the necks.
   • 4
     Make the front support holes. Drill half-inch holes through the sides of the supports of the crane. Position the half-inch holes 4-inches below the top edges of the supports. Make the back support holes. Drill half-inch holes through the sides of the supports of the crane. Position the half-inch holes 1-inch above the bottom edges of the supports.

   Assembly

   • 1
     Insert the bottom of the vertical base into the hole in a 10-lb. free weight. The free weight supports the weight of the crane. Sandwich the vertical base with the necks of the crane. Line the upper vertical base hole with the middle base holes. Insert a half-inch diameter dowel with a 4-inch length. The dowel connects the pieces together.
   • 2
     Insert a 1-inch-diameter pulley between the necks of the crane. Line the holes in the pulley with the back pulley holes. Insert a half-inch-diameter dowel with a 4-inch length. Insert a 1-inch-diameter pulley between the necks of the crane. Line the holes in the pulley with the front pulley holes. Insert a half-inch-diameter dowel with a 4-inch length.
   • 3
     Sandwich the vertical base with the supports of the crane. Line the lower vertical base hole with the front support holes. Insert a half-inch-diameter dowel with a 4-inch length. Sandwich the necks with the supports. Line the back neck holes with the back support holes. Insert a half-inch-diameter dowel with a 4-inch length.
   • 4
     Tape the end of a fishing wire with a 5-foot-length and wind the fishing wire around the back pulley. Insert the opposite end of the fishing wire over the front pulley. Tie a fishing hook to the front end of the front pulley. Turn the back pulley forward and backward to lower and raise the front end of the wire and hook