[Shop-talk] kids tool bench

[scott.hall at comcast.net]

in my experience, there wasn't a tool that couldn't ultimately be used to cause harm to my son or nearby property, but he ended up with a few flathead screwdrivers, an adjustable wrench, a ratchet and sockets, and a very small dead-blow and claw hammer (because small boys *love* hammers).  I just had to watch him like a hawk.

a birdhouse was a good project.  he liked helping me around the house as well.  I made him a large bench/stool to stand on when working at something tall, or to work at himself when sitting on the floor.

we're about to start a go-kart, which reminds me, anybody have a good place for plans and parts?  it won't be an f-sae deal, but it will have suspension and hydraulic brakes (those and the engine/transmission  are coming from a motorcycle), but I need shocks, wheels, tires, hubs, suspension, etc.  we were going to design the whole thing ourselves, but we'd rather be building and driving now.

Scott

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From: Mark Andy <mark at sccaprepared.com>

> My son is 1.5 years old, and likes to imitate dad by turning his truck on 
> its side and poking the wheel with a stick while he makes "wrrrrrr" noises 
> (he saw me using some air tools to pull a wheel... :-)
> 
> Anyway, I don't want to give him a chainsaw or whatever, but I would like 
> to give him some tools / a tool bench he can have fun with.
> 
> Ideally the tools wouldn't be easy to swallow, and would be dull enough 
> that he'd have to work hard to cause destruction to himself, us, or the 
> house.