Mexican Fiesta

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Spanish guitar with a free laser-cutting file.

A while back we went to a Mexican Fiesta themed party.  As grown-ups we apathetically sneaked in Day of the Dead, but the baby got attired in a less macabre fashion.  Unfortunately I couldn't source a sombrero. The guitar is cut from MDF, which is fine for pre-solids tots, but it isn't a safe material for babies that are old enough to be sticking everything in their mouths.  Polypropylene would be more appropriate even if floppy.  You can download the free lasercutting file from my Thingiverse collection and head over to Ponoko to make your own guitar.

Dinosaur

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Project: wheelie dinosaur for a four year old with a dinosaur obsession - inspired by WoodMarvels

Materials: flawed 10mm poplar plywood, dowel.

Constraints: fit on the material scrap.

Our four year old nephew is an expert in two things: dinosaurs and diggers.  I figured that a spotted dinosaur on wheels would make a sweet present.  The idea of the WoodMarvels layered profiles was a good starting point, and it was a pretty straight forward project that fit on a small sheet of 10mm Eurolite Poplar plywood.  The material wasn’t suitable for Personal Factory making because it had gouges and bog on one side.

The cut design was sanded, glued together and waxed.  The wheel axels were the only non-laser cut component, but were cut from dowel instead.

  The toy was an awkward shape to wrap, so I made a quick box for it.