Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred – Seriously Geeky Stuff to Make with Your Kids

DEDICATION;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;Introduction; What’s in This Book?; Further Reading; Support and Contact;Kid Stuff; Chapter 1: Lock-n-Latch Treasure Chest; 1.1 Tools; 1.2 Supplies; 1.3 Building It; 1.4 About Board Sizes; 1.5 Crosscut Saw vs. Pull Saw; Chapter 2: Switchbox: A Soldering Project for Greenhorns; 2.1 Tools; 2.2 Supplies; 2.3 Building It; 2.4 Voltage, Current, and Resistance; Chapter 3: The Sock Squid; 3.1 Tools; 3.2 Supplies; 3.3 Building It; 3.4 Sock Cthulhu; 3.5 Resources; Chapter 4: The PVC Teepee; 4.1 Tools; 4.2 Supplies; 4.3 Building It; 4.4 Building Tip; Chapter 5: Cheap Mesh Screen Printing; 5.1 Tools; 5.2 Supplies; 5.3 Building It; 5.4 Printing Tips; 5.5 Resources; Chapter 6: Shut-the-Box: A Pirate Dicing Game; 6.1 Tools; 6.2 Supplies; 6.3 Building It; 6.4 Game Play; Chapter 7: Ticklebox: Jolt Your Friends; 7.1 Tools; 7.2 Supplies; 7.3 Building It; 7.4 Scrounging Tips; 7.5 The Mean-Ass Jingle Bear; Chapter 8: Small-Board Go/Tafl; 8.1 Tools; 8.2 Supplies; 8.3 Building It; 8.4 Game Play; 8.5 Resources;Electro-Skiffle Band; Chapter 9: X-Ray Talking Drum; 9.1 Tools; 9.2 Supplies; 9.3 Building It; 9.4 Playing the X-Ray Talking Drum; Chapter 10: Thunderdrum; 10.1 Tools; 10.2 Supplies; 10.3 Building It; 10.4 Playing the Thunderdrum; 10.5 Resources; Chapter 11: The Electro-Didgeridoo; 11.1 Tools; 11.2 Supplies; 11.3 Building It; 11.4 Playing the Didgeridoo; 11.5 Resources; Chapter 12: The Dirt-Cheap Amp; 12.1 Tools; 12.2 Supplies; 12.3 Building It; 12.4 Tweaking the Amp; 12.5 Resources; Chapter 13: The $10 Electric Guitar; 13.1 Tools; 13.2 Supplies; 13.3 Building It; 13.4 Playing the $10 Electric Guitar; 13.5 Modifying the $10 Electric Guitar; 13.6 Building Tip; 13.7 Resources; Chapter 14: Dirt-Cheap Boutique Stomp Boxes: The Spring Reverb; 14.1 Tools; 14.2 Supplies; 14.3 Building It; 14.4 Using the Spring Reverb; 14.5 Resources; Chapter 15: Dirt-Cheap Boutique Stomp Boxes: The Blinkie Tremolo; 15.1 Tools; 15.2 Supplies; 15.3 Building It; 15.4 Tweaking the Blinkie Tremolo; 15.5 Stompable Stomp Boxes; 15.6 Resources; Chapter 16: Dirt-Cheap Boutique Stomp Boxes: The Two-Transistor Fuzztone; 16.1 Tools; 16.2 Supplies; 16.3 Building It; 16.4 Using and Modifying the Two-Transistor Fuzztone; 16.5 Resources; Chapter 17: Cigar-Box Synthesizer; 17.1 Tools; 17.2 Supplies; 17.3 Building It; 17.4 Expanding the Cigar-Box Synthesizer; 17.5 Resources;The Locomotivated; Chapter 18: Cardboard Boomerangs; 18.1 Tools; 18.2 Supplies; 18.3 Building the Fast-Catch Boomerang; 18.4 Building the Cross-Stick Boomerang; 18.5 Throwing; 18.6 Tuning; 18.7 Store-Bought Boomerangs; 18.8 How It Works; 18.9 Boomerang Design; 18.10 Resources; Chapter 19: Pop Can Flyer; 19.1 Tools; 19.2 Supplies; 19.3 Building It; 19.4 How It Works; 19.5 Bonus Project: NASA’s Finest Paper Airplane; 19.6 Tools; 19.7 Supplies; 19.8 Building It; Chapter 20: Quick-n-Easy Water Rocket; 20.1 Tools; 20.2 Supplies; 20.3 Building It; 20.4 Building the Better Rocket; Chapter 21: Putt-Putt Boat; 21.1 Tools; 21.2 Supplies; 21.3 Building It; 21.4 How It Works; Chapter 22: Jitterbug: Your First Robot; 22.1 Tools; 22.2 Supplies; 22.3 Building It; 22.4 How It Works; 22.5 Modifying the Jitterbug; 22.6 Reverse Sumo Racing; 22.7 Resources; Chapter 23: FedEx Kites; 23.1 Tools; 23.2 Supplies for the Diamond Kite; 23.3 Supplies for the Box Kite; 23.4 Building the Diamond Kite; 23.5 Building the Box Kite; 23.6 Flying Tips; 23.7 Resources; Chapter 24: Marshmallow Muzzleloader; 24.1 Tools; 24.2 Supplies; 24.3 Building It; 24.4 Firing Instructions; 24.5 How It Works; 24.6 Going Commando; Electronics Components, Tools, and Skills; Components; Tools; Skills; Resources;Colophon;Updates;