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Snip, burn, solder, shred [electronic resource] : seriously geeky stuff to make with your kids / by David Erik Nelson

Author:
Nelson, David Erik
Published:
San Francisco : No Starch Press, c2011.
Physical Description:
xviii, 337 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Contents:
Lock-n-latch treasure chest -- Switchbox: a soldering project for greenhorns -- The sock squid -- The PVC teepee -- Cheap mesh screen printing -- Shut-the-box: a pirate dicing game -- Ticklebox: jolt your friends -- Small-board go/tafl -- X-ray talking drum -- Thunderdrum -- The electro-didgeridoo -- The dirt-cheap amp -- The $10 electric guitar -- Dirt-cheap boutique stomp boxes: the spring reverb -- Dirt-cheap boutique stomp boxes: the blinkie tremolo -- Dirt-cheap boutique stomp boxes: the two-transistor fuzztone -- Cigar-box synthesizer -- Cardboard boomerangs -- Pop can flyer -- Quick-n-easy water rocket -- Putt-putt boat -- Jitterbug: your first robot -- FedEx kites -- Marshmallo muzzleloader.
Summary:
Instructions for making 24 toys and musical instruments. Projects introduce the beginner to fundamental sewing and carpentry skills; how to use tools like an electronic drill, a soldering iron, and a blowtorch; and the basics of circuit-building.
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ISBN:
9781593272593 (pbk.)
1593272596 (pbk.)
View MARC record | catkey: 19436105