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  • Date Created: 8 Jun 2016 1:26 PM Date Created
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Father's Day Badge-a-Thon: Boys' Toys

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It's a cliché and a stereotype, but when it comes down to it, this is also a simple truth. Boys love their toys.

 

So for today's Father's Day badge I thought it might be productive to find out exactly what kind of new toys you, your dad, your uncle or whoever else in your family that likes to get silicon all over their fingers might enjoy as a Father's Day pressie.

 

Below is a poll of the kind of tech toys that talented tinkerers dream of (one is harder to acquire than all the others put together -- guess which), so cast your vote for the one you'd most like to find under your Father's Day tree (if there is such a thing), and grab yourself the Father's Day Boys' Toys badge.

 

And you could always tell us of anything else you wouldn't mind the family chipping in for, to make your dad's day a little bit more special, in the comments below.

 

But remember that in order in order to get this badge, you first need to have earned the Father's Day Shed Dweller badge from yesterday!

 

You have until 26th June, 2016, to get all the badges, so don't delay!

  • Day One: June 13th - Father's Day Badge-a-Thon: Shed Dweller
  • Day Two: June 14th - Father's Day Badge-a-Thon: Boys' Toys
  • Day Three: June 15th - Father's Day Badge-a-Thon: DIY Ninja
  • Day Four: June 16th - Father's Day Badge-a-Thon: The IoT of Chaps
  • Day Five: June 17th - Father's Day Badge-a-Thon: The Maker
  • Day Six: June 18th - Father's Day Badge-a-Thon: The Maker
  • Day Seven: June 19th - Father's Day Badge-a-Thon: Day of the Dad

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  • rsc
    rsc over 9 years ago +5
    If you get an industrial robot arm, you can then turn it into a carnival ride: http://media.techeblog.com/images/robocoaster_5.jpg Scott
  • srpsco
    srpsco over 9 years ago +4
    Would love to see a logic analyser or oscilloscope added to the list.
  • clem57
    clem57 over 9 years ago in reply to Fred27 +4
    Did you see the Big Bang episode where Howie builds a robot arm? That was hilarious. Clem
  • gregoryfenton
    gregoryfenton over 9 years ago

    it would have to be the CNC machine for me. I keep looking at my spare/incomplete 3D printer and thinking I could turn it into one.

     

    I have a 3D printer.

    The thermal imager would mean the wife could tell if I was actually in the shed or sneaking off to buy really important things to leave lying around (because at some point after I clean them away I will desperately need them).

    A robot arm would be great but the wife would use it to pull the door off my man cave.

    I have a codebug, who needs a microbit??!

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  • the-dubster
    the-dubster over 9 years ago

    I'll go for all of them - except the robot arm!

     

     

     

    That said, if someone could program that robot arm to finish all the stuff I start . . . . . . . . image

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  • balearicdynamics
    balearicdynamics over 9 years ago in reply to jkutzsch

    Again ...

     

    On the site geeetech.com there are two models:

     

    http://www.geeetech.com/geeetech-aluminum-prusa-i3-3d-printer-kit-p-944.html that cost 298$ and

    Geeetech prusa I3 A Pro 3D printer DIY kit [800-001-0455] - $340.00 : Geeetech that cost more with a case for power unit and controller

    To be honest, I have always used the first (all the rest is exactly identical) and I have adopted a solution for the creation of a case support and a good working area for less then 10$ and few 3D printed parts. I can send you the pieces (also want to publish it on the 3D printers section)

     

    On the site of GearBest instead the same Geetech I3 costs a bit less and you can choose between different models:

    Prusa Aluminum Best Deals + Free Shipping | GearBest.com 

     

    I suggest before buying to contact directly The specified item was not found. to see it she like to push her company for a special Element14 discount. Let me know

     

    BTW: I suggest to avoid more complex architectures like the dual extruder ones as the real printing surface is dramatically reduced.

     

    Let me know. Enrico

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  • balearicdynamics
    balearicdynamics over 9 years ago in reply to jkutzsch

    John, I use (now I am using two) by time the Geeetech Prusa I3 Aluminium that is cheap and very very robust. It is also sold by GearBest. Let me check if I can find a way to ask for a discount to you on one of these two portals, they need a couple of favours to me as I presented them several clients.

     

    Enrico

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  • jkutzsch
    jkutzsch over 9 years ago in reply to jkutzsch

    Here is an example of a kit that looks interesting...

     

    https://www.3dprintmegastore.com/kit-3d-printers/38-he3d-dlt-a180.html

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  • jkutzsch
    jkutzsch over 9 years ago in reply to jkutzsch

    Quick question for you guys out there that may have played with the less expensive 3d Printers.  I was thinking of having my wife look at some URLs to see if they were in the budget for Fathers Day.  Otherwise a Crossbow is in the works.  :-)  So any suggestions/links on inexpensive 3d printers to get into the play?

     

    Thanks!

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  • Workshopshed
    Workshopshed over 9 years ago in reply to profcooksez

    Hi Tom, there's lots of 3D printing projects that do that kind of thing. There's lots of fun hybrid pieces so you can connect different sets together.

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  • profcooksez
    profcooksez over 9 years ago

    Well for my "wish" today (6/15) takes me back so many years many of you-en kids will not relate.  I once saw a hand operated machine "mill" for making your own erector pieces out of scrap banding material.  You would "punch" the triangles, holes, and round the corners using a dial.  Then you would save and go to the local hardware and get some more very small screws and  nuts that today, children would naturally swollow!  For us though we would then, using iimanigantion, design things that you were not able to purchase at the 5-n-dime.  Would it be nice to use the fantastic 3D knowledge of today and develop a similar system to that?  We could use plastic "sticks" and punch out our 2000's version of erector toys.  We could use "plastic snaps" to just snap the pieces together!  Oh well, it is nice to dream big!  Thanks Guy's.

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  • COMPACT
    COMPACT over 9 years ago

    That was armless.

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  • Catwell
    Catwell over 9 years ago

    Boxes for parts.

     

    More rolling shelves.

     

    Air conditioner for the sweaty shop.

     

    Time

    -to build it all.

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