Not finding anything like this online, I decided to post this manual, found among some old toys my brother Ted sent me a while back. This is so much better than the sheet they provide with modern tinkertoys.
Updated (09/19/21)
Updated (09/19/21)
4 page color PDF of basic manual (above)
Additional manuals with more complicated designs can be found below:
Models for the vintage "Big Boy" and "Grad" sets
photos; 4 page color PDF of "Big Boy" & "Grad" manual
If you appreciate these manuals, why not add to our "Tinkertoy Engineers' Relief Fund" -- we'll post & scan new manuals as we find them! Or maybe we'll just go buy an ice cream! Venmo link for ice cream fund here.
Don't miss the videos below. Thanks!
And here are some YouTube movies of a"Big Boy" building project in action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw1JINFAFBg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICOjXCUK_d0
Tinker Toy Jack-knife Bridge (from the Teck & Major manual)
Have fun! If you make something cool, please write me about it!
