Buyers Guides: Primary Technology

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Assorted Elastic Bands	Brass Paper Fasteners	Brass Drawing Pins	Large Paperclips	E10 MES Lampholder 3v	DC Motor 1.5v - 6v	AA Battery Holder	Battery Clip Connectors	Alligator Clips	5mm LEDs	1/4w Resistors Pack	Equipment Wire 1/0.6mm Solid Core

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.


Junior Hacksaw	Clamp-on Hobby Vice	Stripwood	Balsa Wood	Medium card coloured	Thick card coloured	Cutting Mat	10mm Squared Paper	PVA glue	Glue Gun	Bamboo Flower Sticks

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!

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.


MDF and ply discs	Wood Dowel Rod	Wooden Clothes Pegs	Wooden Matchsticks for Craft	Wooden Lolly Sticks for Craft	Wooden Cocktail Sticks and Skewers for Craft	Unpainted Wooden Beads	Polystyrene Balls	Florists Wire	Brazing Rod

Cotton Reels	Wooden Spools	Copper Foil Tape	PVC Tube	Assorted Cable Ties	Hook and Loop Stick On Tape	Coloured Card for Craft	Greyboard	Cotton String	Elastic Bands

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.


MDF and ply discs	Wood Dowel Rod	Wooden Clothes Pegs	Wooden Matchsticks for Craft	Wooden Lolly Sticks for Craft	Wooden Cocktail Sticks and Skewers for Craft	Unpainted Wooden Beads	Polystyrene Balls	Florists Wire	Brazing Rod

Cotton Reels	Wooden Spools	Copper Foil Tape	PVC Tube	Assorted Cable Ties	Hook and Loop Stick On Tape	Coloured Card for Craft	Greyboard	Cotton String	Elastic Bands


Maths Geometry Set	Wooden Clothes Pegs	Bulldog Clips	Staplers	Junior Hacksaws	Clamp-On Hobby Bench Vice	Mini G Cramp Set	2 Hole Punch	Single Hole Punch And Eyelet Pliers	Mini Hand Drill with Keyless Chuck	Precision Mitre Saw	Coping Saws