On 28/02/2012 16:15, Kent A. Reed wrote: > My grandkids range in age from 7 to 11. They've done some > simple woodworking with their parents but are still too > young, I believe, for metal-cutting machine tools. I think > they're ripe for RepRap. They can participate in building > the machine, as your grandson has. They can design 3D > thingies that the machine can make on its own (and without > exceeding their attention span!). As they gain experience > they can start thinking of things to make that they can > actually use. I want to turn them into makers. Regards, Kent
Beware the enthusiasm of youth!! I'm getting a constant barrage from my 8-year old grandson for Lego-type mini figures made to his specification!! Unfortunately, PLA isn't the best material for Lego as its a bit too stiff to allow the studs to clip together well so I keep trying to put him off 'until I can find a source of ABS or until I can make an extruder to recycle milk bottles' .... because of this I'm currently the 'worst granddad in the world.....' . The young one is just happy with any little gizmo I make which has moving parts. Best wishes, Ian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
