[Robotgroup] broken toy autopsys

[Paul Atkinson]

Harbor Freight has jewelers screwdrivers on sale from time to time. You
probably have to buy a set of 6 to get the one you want. Those tiny
screwdrivers tend to break easily if you use them on the wrong screw type or
you use them as a crowbar though. Don't ask me how I know...

Paul

On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 1:36 AM, brooksdesign <brooksdesign at peoplepc.com>
wrote:

>  Marble Falls is located in the hill country about 45 minutes west of
> Austin at the junction of 1431 and 281. I'll check out the screwdriver kits
> and see if the library would pony up the cash for them. They were wanting me
> to schedule another one right away and for a 2 or 3 hour session since we
> were starting to make stuff work when we had to go. The group may want to
> consider something like this for the Austin area events as it is a great way
> to teach the kids how things work. Plus the parents were amazed to see how
> much fun the kids were having taking things apart.
> -brooks
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Andre Lamothe <ceo at nurve.net>
> >Sent: Jun 4, 2008 1:59 AM
> >To: The Robot Group Mailing List <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
> >Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] broken toy autopsys
> >
> >Where exactly is this location?
> >
> >Also, this or similar sites might have something good:
> >
> >
> http://web.liquidation.com/auction/search?submit=Search&cmd=keyword&words=screwdrivers
> >
> >Is 25 kits for $100, $4 a kit, and they are pretty complete, can't tell if
> >they have mini-jewelers drivers though.
> >
> >Andre'
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "brooksdesign" <brooksdesign at peoplepc.com>
> >To: <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
> >Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 12:14 AM
> >Subject: [Robotgroup] broken toy autopsys
> >
> >
> >> Hey kids,
> >>  If I were to schedule another Broken Toy Autopsy Day in Marble Falls
> for
> >> a saturday would anyone be able to make it? I had about 25 kids(3rd to
> 5th
> >> graders) show up today and it was alot of fun but I was totaly
> overwelmed.
> >> We managed to take apart a bunch of broken CD and tape players, fax
> >> machines, walking dragons, and cameras. They did a great job of pulling
> >> the useable motors out and hook them up to the battery packs and see
> them
> >> turn. The Library gave us a big box of computer parts for the kids that
> >> didn't have anything to take apart so we had a bunch of potential secret
> >> drawers that would slide out and back(cd tray mechanisems almost allway
> >> still work). We'll see what they end up doing with them.
> >> -brooks
> >> P.S. Anyone know where I could get jewelers phillips head screwdrivers
> in
> >> bulk cheap?
> >>
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