Last night we made Squirrels, Daytons and Peace Planes.
I learned a lot about the new Squirrel Instructions plus the Dayton Instructions got their first test run!
Squirrels and Daytons
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Toronto Squirrel
Alon of Toronto sent me this Squirrel he made with his (nearly) 6 years old and my (nearly) 2 years old daughters.
Alon is involved with ‘Pueblo Science‘ which helps children by delivering an engaging, fun experience with science, without the buzz and props that make such activities inaccessible for so many around the world.
Our initial (and still our main) focus lies in the Philippines, which similarly to Bangladesh, suffers from science education deficiency, mainly prominent in rural areas, far from large cities which enjoy most of the economical drive driven by governments.
Recently, we have begun to mirror our work to our local environment, Toronto Canada. Although the setting is vastly different, there are still many children in Toronto that lack the financial privilege to access enrichment activities such as summer camps and after school programs. We hope we can make a difference here, as we do in the Philippines.
Squirrel-O-Rama Last Wednesday
1ST Haney Cub Scouts “PACK A”
I just received this certificate of appreciation and comments from Cub Scouts in Maple Ridge, BC.
As part of our Pack Specialty Badge, we recently held our Glider Workshop where the
Cubs really enjoyed building their Squirrel gliders as well as learning new skills, with a little
help from parents and grandparents. I used your suggested method of demo at each stage
and then sending the Cubs back to their tables to do their portion, worked great.
Attached are pictures of 1ST Haney Cub Scouts, “Pack A” Glider Workshop we held on
Saturday, November 10th. Please feel free to add them to your web page. Also attached
is a Certificate of Appreciation from our pack.
On behalf of the Cubs and leaders of 1ST Haney Cub Scouts, Pack A, thank you so
much for the great gliders, as you can see in the pictures the fixed attention the
cubs had.
Best regards,
Jason Buck (Chil)
I really enjoy seeing these sorts of pictures. Thank you 1st Haney “Pack A”!
Success, Failure and Starting Over
Here are some pictures of the CNC 3D Wire Bender project which failed. Originally it was to make wheels for the Squirrel project. This thing is very tricky to make and the prefab systems are very expensive.
I’m starting again. It will make wheels for the Dayton project. I actually disposed of this prototype. The new machine will be different. I’m excited to start again with more experience.
Also is a picture of a failed laser run (the Squirrels are now made by laser). The laser project has been very successful but believe me it’s had it’s issues. Here’s a lovely picture of the laser doing something wrong while making prototypes. The power and air assist were set wrong and everything sorta failed.
