I would be interested if anyone find them as I know my son will have a science fair project again this year.
Jennifer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 3:14 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] grandson's request for an idea >I was just thinking that sometimes we do get a little egocentric. So often > we speak of equality and want people to treat us like everyone else then > do > about everything we can to focus on our blindness as the centre of > attention > as though that is the only thing we are about. > > I did have a rather good couple of posts that Ray sent three or so years > ago > which included a number of what I thought were really interesting > projects. > There were electric motors, steam motors, I think a sort of candle powered > steam boat or something like that, quite a number of really interesting > projects which also included some pretty good physics lessons. > > I wonder if they are in the archives? > > Sadly they are on my now very sick computer so I can't dig then out for > reposting. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lenny McHugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 3:47 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] grandson's request for an idea > > >> Just thought it would have some educational value. Since he has RP he is >> talking more to me about blindness. He is eleven an in the 5th grade. >> Last >> year he and his teacher made arrangements for me to take my guide dog in >> to >> talk to his class. I do like the alternative idea of a bird house. He >> loves >> birds and owns a few talkers. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 2:25 PM >> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] grandson's request for an idea >> >> >> Why a braille clock? >> >> There must be thousands of things from bird houses to CD racks or drawers >> which offer varieties of interesting joinery techniques. >> >> You might like to google something like woodworking projects for kids. >> How >> old is the boy? Maybe toys or puzzles? >> >> Perhaps there is a reason you wish to focus on blindness but there is >> more >> out there. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Lenny McHugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "handyman-blind" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 12:18 PM >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] grandson's request for an idea >> >> >>>I am kind of at a loss for Christian's request for help. He wants me to >>>come >>> up with an idea of something that he can build for school. This is not a >>> school project it is something he wants to make that would be school >>> related. >>> I thought about helping him to make a Braille clock. I considered making >>> a >>> 12" frame with 2" stock then mount a 1/4" panel with a hole centered for >>> the >>> clock movement. Then like a Braille watch have him glue plugs around the >>> circumference of the clock. Around the frame I thought about having him >>> paint the alphabet and the Braille equivalent. >>> Any other suggestions appreciated. 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