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Hi folks,
As much as I loath the winters in New England here is where I'll be. Outdoor activities, while doable, can only be for short periods of time. Therefore I'm looking for projects that can be completed indoors that are interesting and take 6 months to complete. :) (Long winters up here...)
My son has shown an interest in both electronic and mechanical type projects. He'd like a hammer for his birthday so he can break rocks. Cool, geologist. Can't find rocks too well under the snow and ice, sand and salt, in the wintertime.
He'd also like an electronics kit but I'm not sure what to to get him that will last a long while. I think at this point he's more interested in building something, electronic or not, rather than learning theory. He often mentions robots but to get something that would last for months would cost me more than the budget allows.
I'd certainly appreciate suggestions and I'm sure there are other parents who might benefit from your experiences!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 13 2016, @09:29PM
Remember those xx-in-1 kits from radio shack?
This is the spiritual successor. They have other sizes too.
https://www.amazon.com/Elenco-200-in-One-Electronic-Project-Lab/dp/B0002AHR04 [amazon.com]
(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Thursday October 13 2016, @10:02PM
Wow. That's the first 200-in-1 Electronics Project that contains a "Complete greenhouse system for cultivating plants and vegetables in an "indoor" environment without soil"
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 14 2016, @12:06AM
Shhh!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 14 2016, @05:57PM
Ermagod! Amazon mixed in a paragraph from another product listing.
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