aadarshjdeep asked "Hey grandad can u make a solar powered boat". It gave me an excuse to buy a clockwork toy boat I have seen in the Bargain Stores several times. I quickly discovered it didn't float well so I had to severely modify it to get it to work.
If you have a question it is probably worth reading this video description first because the answer may already be here. To help you find my videos I made two search guides /watch/wgcHOoOSBecSH or /watch/kRYwkwgU4jZUw or checkout my playlists page /user/GrandadIsAnOldMan/playlists?flow=grid&view=1
Main components
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Bargain Store Toy Boat
Solar Fluttering Dragonfly
Bicycle Spoke
Main Tools
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Hot Glue Gun
Drill
Soldering Iron
Filmed using FujiFilm FinePix S4800
Edited using Serif MoviePlus Starter Edition
Toy Boats playlist /playlist/PLA5a2xPRSrB24vUS9E8zkSgjZysEL00zr
Solar Power playlist /playlist/PLA5a2xPRSrB1SVLRn_D16dRvTrocMhFPq
I have thousands of videos on YouTube covering a wide range of subjects. To find them follow my search guides /watch/wgcHOoOSBecSH or /watch/kRYwkwgU4jZUw or see my playlists page /user/GrandadIsAnOldMan/playlists?flow=grid&view=1
Generally my projects are for my grandchildren to enjoy. OK, I enjoy them too. If anybody else likes them, that is a bonus. I like to keep my work as simple and basic as possible so that it can be copied easily and improved by anybody who wants to try themselves. I recycle or repurpose items rather than buy new and when I do buy I like to keep it cheap.
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