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The Codger's First Carving Set
Don't just sit on the porch, carve something. This starter set includes (6) carving tools (gouges, chisels, V-tool and knife) in a pouch, a sharpening stone, a basic instruction booklet and a 2-1/4" x 2" x 11-1/4" block of basswood. (About enough to make one fat letter opener or (4) very small ducks.) The back of the booklet refers you to websites with more instructions and carving patterns. No keyboard. No batteries. No carvers under 10.
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93821 WOOD-CARVING SET |
Launch Like Leonardo
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
Based on drawings from DaVinci's Codex Atlanticus, this Pathfinders catapult kit uses a pair of bent wooden arms as springs to launch clay balls (included) over (4) meters at enemy fortifications (not included, go make your own enemies). The assembled model will be approx 9" tall on a 10" x 7-1/4" base. Made from pre-cut, untreated wood from sustainable forests, and built with pegs for added strength and verisimilitude. For ages 12 and up.
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94075 DAVINCI CATAPULT |
Glorious Steam Stationary Plants...
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
Build a real head of live steam in the boiler, ease the throttle open and watch the engine take off. The stationary steam plants have nickel plated brass horizontal boiler, water gauge, whistle, safety valve, throttle, 3" dia flywheel and power takeoff pulley. Our dry pellet fuel model (includes 20 fuel pellets) has a single action horizontal piston engine and comes as a kit. It requires about 2 hours to assemble and mount on its roughly 7" sq base, using simple tools like pliers and screwdriver. Assembly adds to the fun and cuts the price! All parts of each are precision metal, plated or enameled as appropriate. Select a small DC motor that will operate as a generator from our catalogs and see if you can become a 19th century electric utility!! Requires light assembly. Ages 10 and up. Add a box of (20) extra fuel pellets for even more hours of enjoyment!
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42324 EXTRA FUEL PELLETS | |
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72202 STEAM ENGINE KIT |
Large Rock Polishing Kit
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
Budding lapidarians will lap up this rock polishing kit which is so complete it even contains some rocks. The polishing tumbler has a (3) lb. ((1) qt.) fifteen sided rubber barrel and is driven by a 115 VAC motor. Overall dimensions are 6" x 6" x 7-1/2" high. In addition to the tumbler, the kit includes an assortment of jewelry findings and a detailed manual giving you easy to follow instructions. But don't think of it only as useful for jewelry making. As a hobby, our Uncle George for many years collected and polished a wide variety of rocks which he found interesting and made beautiful in and of themselves.
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89758 REPLACEM'T ABRASIVES | |
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80276 ROCK POLISHING KIT |
Beauty Of A Stirling Engine
Use this little stainless beauty to teach teenagers and older students how heat engines work Then keep it on your desk, where you deserve to have it! This low-temperature-differential Stirling engine is beautifully machined. It works with hot water, ice water, a combination of hot water with ice cubes, or a hair dryer. It measures 5-3/4" tall with a 3-5/8" dia flywheel and a 3-1/2" dia x 7/8" tall base. The speed with hot water is approx 150 rpm. This is a real showpiece, the best we've ever seen at this price. Includes a 7-page instruction booklet.
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94353 LOW TEMPERATURE STIRLING ENGINE |
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Ento Pins
That's for entymological pins if you're not in the business of mounting butterflies and their little friends, but these black enameled pins are longer, stronger and thinner than regular straight pins, and are used widely by artists, galleries, lace-makers, surgeons, taxidermists and other folks with a need for ultra-thin, coated pins. These are size #0, 38mm (approx 1-1/2") long x 0.35 mm (.0137 in) dia. Available in packages of (20) or purchase (100) at a discounted price.
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93288P20 BLACK PINS | |
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93288P100 BLACK PINS (PKG 100) |
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Hydraulics Made Easy
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
Cleverly made, and mighty heuristic, too. For someone entranced by hydraulics, or for a whole classroom of students, there’s the Pathfinders 4-In-1 kit, with the excavator, scissors lift, a cherry picker and the platform lifter. Fun and educational kits made up of unfinished wood, transparent tubing, and plastic syringes, which power the movement. As you might expect they range in size, but the bases are all approx. 3-1/2" x 8". Very clever teaching tools for ages 8 and up.
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93629 HYDRAULICS 4-IN-1 SET |
Break Your Own Geodes
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
Pop one of these roughly 1-1/4" dia stones into the toe of a sock, smash it with a hammer, and be the first person ever to see your real-as-Nature-makes-it geode!! Ninety percent of them have the familiar beautiful white crystals inside. Formed by volcanic action, they are found all over the world, but ours are from Mexico. There is no way to tell from the outside if they have crystal centers, but we will send you two just to raise your odds, and we haven't had a dud yet in our stores!! Much much more fun and satisfaction than buying one already cracked.
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88823 GEODES |
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It's A Snap!
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
with our best selling electronics kit. Build 100 or more electronic projects from a Reflection Detector to a Simple Salt Water Alarm with Snap Circuits Jr. The Elenco kit, a Dr. Toy Winner, has a grid base and a selection of conductors, resistors, switches, integrated circuits and more, for a total of (30) color-coded snap-in parts. For ages 8 to 108, the easy-to-use components and well-designed instruction manual make this a perfect way to spend some quality time with a bright young child! AWARDS: The National Parenting Center-Seal of Approval, Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products, Dr Toy Best Educational Products.
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92133 SNAP CIRCUIT JR |
Lay Siege To The Doghouse!
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
Right after you build your own working medieval catapult or trebuchet. All you'll need is glue, scissors and a steady hand (plus a small bag of marbles or rocks or something as a counterweight for the trebuchet) to construct these wooden, Canadian-made siege engine kits. The catapult stands 6" tall x 5" wide x 10" long and will toss assorted stuff 15 feet or farther, depending upon the stuff. The finished trebuchet will be 26" long x 18" wide x 24" tall and will propel small objects (meatballs?) 20 feet or more. Both include detailed instructions. Note: Please don't propel small mammals, and please don't put anyone's eye out.
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92886 MODEL CATAPULT | |
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92887 MODEL TREBUCHET |
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