"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Mon, 06 Apr 2015 23:56:24 -0400, wrote:

(These were NEVER an "inexpensive" toy!!!)

No, but teaching/learning tools seldom are. They're an investment.
I learned how to cross-brace the structures to give them more
strength, learned about cantilevers, gears, pulleys, etc.


I've learned a lot from stuff that was free or very cheap because it
was broken. I learned very early not to get caught taking apart things
that weren't broken, like new Christmas toys.

-jsw