Buyers Guides: Primary Technology
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Box Modelling
Safety Point! Take great care with hot glue guns and all hot-melt glues. The melted glue can stick to the skin and cause severe burns.
Card Modelling
Stripwood Components
Stripwood Frames
- Structures and Frames can also be modelled using the Construction Kits listed in the Truss Bridges and Looking at Bridges articles.
Safety Point! Take great care with hot glue guns and all hot-melt glues. The melted glue can stick to the skin and cause severe burns.
 
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| Junior Hacksaw
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Clamp-on Hobby Vice
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Stripwood
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Balsa Wood
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Medium card coloured
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Thick card coloured
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Cutting Mat
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10mm Squared Paper
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PVA glue
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Glue Gun
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Bamboo Flower Sticks
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Notes:
- Choose metal cutting hacksaw blades - the teeth are small which suits this scale of work and they are safer for young children
- School PVA glue is best for young children because it is non-toxic and washes off : PVA Wood Glue is strongest but must be used with care.
- Try to get natural Flower Sticks or wear gloves because the green stain comes off on hands!
Stripwood Materials (1)
Notes:
- MDF Discs which are pre-drilled are most useful if available, otherwise this might be done as preparation before using with younger children - alternatively a Hand Drill Stand could be used (if neccessary, adults or older children can cut them out of strips of MDF or Ply using a Holesaw).
- Dowels 4mm, 5mm, and 6mm are useful sizes for axles.
- Florist Wire is easily bent into shape whereas stiff wire, such as Brass Brazing Rod, is more suitable for connecting rods.
Stripwood Materials (2)
Notes:
- MDF Discs which are pre-drilled are most useful if available, otherwise this might be done as preparation before using with younger children - alternatively a Hand Drill Stand could be used (if neccessary, adults or older children can cut them out of strips of MDF or Ply using a Holesaw).
- Dowels 4mm, 5mm, and 6mm are useful sizes for axles.
- Florist Wire is easily bent into shape whereas stiff wire, such as Brass Brazing Rod, is more suitable for connecting rods.
Primary Toolkit
- The tools and equipment listed assumes the existence also of commonly available classroom resources such as: basic geometry equipment (e.g. pencils, rulers, compasses); pencil sharpeners, artists' brushes or glue spatulas, paper punches and trimmers, paper clips, bulldog clips, PVA glue.
See also the Buyers Guides for:
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| Combination Pliers
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Pistol Grip Junior Hacksaw
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8oz Claw Hammer
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Cross Pein Pin Hammer 4oz
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Clamp on Bench Vice
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Coping Saw Frame
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Glue Gun
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Soldering Station
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Flip-Top Workbench
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