Decent mechanical toys for young teens, preferably under $100?
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I like the bike repair idea. A lot safer, simpler and cleaner than auto repair, and I have all the tools we'd need to do everything but the most advanced repairs. We could do basic things like...
Decent mechanical toys for young teens, preferably under $100?
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Bunny: GET OFF MY LAWN :ranting:
Decent mechanical toys for young teens, preferably under $100?
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It will be hard to find a mechanical kit that isn't lego style for teens. The Mechanical puzzle are wooden so they should be a bit more sturdy....
Decent mechanical toys for young teens, preferably under $100?
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Decent mechanical toys for young teens, preferably under $100?
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Harry Potter Nimbus 2000 vibrating broomstick.
Decent mechanical toys for young teens, preferably under $100?
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Well then it would make it easier have him build a Rube Goldberg machine. :bleh:
Cheap too.. just use have him use readily available items.
Does his school have computer, tech, robotic, or...
Decent mechanical toys for young teens, preferably under $100?
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I'm sure that it does, but when you do it at school it's usually less fun, and more work. But, mostly, I want him to learn about fundamental mechanical concepts and develop practical confidence,...
Decent mechanical toys for young teens, preferably under $100?
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Sounds like Nintendo Labo may be too rudimentary? It involves both building and programming.
Next up 3D printing... probably a little more expensive. With right model you can build complex stuff....
Decent mechanical toys for young teens, preferably under $100?
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I'll keep looking. I'm sure something exists, although I might have to buy a used one as they probably don't make them anymore. Or maybe build one together from used parts. My name's not Rube...
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https://www.amazon.com/ELEGOO-Project-Upgraded-Intelligent-Educational/dp/B01M2Z9ZTV
Decent mechanical toys for young teens, preferably under $100?
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I've got a 14 year old nephew who basically lives on his phone when he visits, like pretty much all 14 year olds. Mostly it's games in his case. I've resigned myself to this, especially since I'm not...
Decent mechanical toys for young teens, preferably under $100?
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:blush:
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Heck with the toys, although that's not a bad idea. Take on an actual repair project yourself since you are learning as well and get him involved helping you and you can learn together. Maybe find a...
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Come on now bunny, you were that "guy" on the forum weren't you? Just trying to preserve your tough online persona for the lounge ;)
Decent mechanical toys for young teens, preferably under $100?
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That's a good idea too but I only see him around once a month for an afternoon and this would be a more time-consuming project. Maybe in the future. For now, I just want to get him started on the...
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Good luck weaning a teen off his phone!
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Not off his phone, but beyond it, so he's exposed to real-world things like we used to do in the olden days when everyone walked barefoot and uphill through 20 feet of snow to school--both ways. He...
