--- title: Toybox Tractor: Plywood, Lathe Hacks, And 350W Of Fun description: A maker built a functional toy tractor using plywood construction, a 350W DC motor powered by a 36V e-bike battery, and custom-turned metal axles. The project... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/toybox-tractor-plywood-lathe-hacks-and-350w-of-fun-0cnfhfceh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Toybox Tractor: Plywood, Lathe Hacks, And 350W Of Fun | daily.dev og:description: A maker built a functional toy tractor using plywood construction, a 350W DC motor powered by a 36V e-bike battery, and custom-turned metal axles. The project... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/toybox-tractor-plywood-lathe-hacks-and-350w-of-fun-0cnfhfceh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/0CnFhfceh.png og:image:alt: Toybox Tractor: Plywood, Lathe Hacks, And 350W Of Fun og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Toybox Tractor: Plywood, Lathe Hacks, And 350W Of Fun **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A maker built a functional toy tractor using plywood construction, a 350W DC motor powered by a 36V e-bike battery, and custom-turned metal axles. The project required creative workarounds including using a vice and wood as a makeshift tailstock for lathe work when the spindle bore was too small. The curved bonnet was achieved with plywood and body filler instead of sheet metal, and the entire frame uses plywood for strength while maintaining a toy-like appearance when painted. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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