Snip, burn, solder, shred : seriously geeky stuff to make with your kids

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781593272593
ISBN: 1593272596
Physical Description: print
xviii, 337 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: San Francisco : No Starch Press, ©2011.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

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 -- Marshmallow muzzleloader.