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Simple Bots are a series of mechanical creatures made out of commonly available materials. Even if you have no prior experience building robots, you c...
The first tool you will need you almost assuredly have lying about somewhere. Of course this is referring to the trusty screwdriver. In this book you...
You should also have a good pair of pliers to work with. Having a selection of pliers at your disposal is an added bonus!
Another thing that you will need, which you may or may not have is cutting pliers. This is an indispensable tool in the creation of Simple Bots. I re...
An average pair of scissors will undoubtedly be needed. Whatever you have lying about should suffice.
On occasion, you will need something sharper or more precise. For this you will need a razor blade, craft knife and/or box cutter.
And if all else fails, be sure to have a trusty hacksaw lying around to help you cut through metal, plastic and whatever may stand in your way. A sta...
Now that we have hand tools out of the way, let's start to go over some of those power tools that I mentioned earlier. The first power tool that wil...
Speaking of safety, it is important to keep your hands free of whatever you are drilling. You can accomplish this by clamping down whatever it is tha...
Once you have a power drill, you will also need an assortment of drill bits. A wise investment would be a full drill bit set. Should you not want to ...
In addition, some projects will call for 1/2" and 3/4" drill bits. These are a special type of drill bit called spade bits and they will need to be p...
Aside from the power drill, the only other power tool we will use in this book is only used in a handful or projects. This power tool is a heat gun, ...
You will quickly learn that the fastener of choice for bot making is the zip tie. They are quick, easy, reliable and abundant. In seconds you can att...
The next fastener you will need a varied assortment of are nuts and bolts. Different bots will call for a different assortment of nuts and bolts. The...
While it is good practice to try to avoid gluing things together whenever possible, on a few occasions we will be attaching things using hot glue. Th...
Shrink tube is only used to make a small handful of Simple Bots. To use it, place the shrink tube around the things you are trying to join together an...
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