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Construction Toys

Join our Construction Toys World now to get tutorials on making cool things out of your building blocks and construction sets at home, from K'Nex to LEGOs to Tinkertoys and beyond. If you've built something mechanically awesome, make sure to share the design with the rest of the builders out there!

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Mar 19, 2009

Recycle old CDs into a cool clock. This needs a recycled watch as well. You can salvage the parts to create a working and quite interesting looking clock. ...

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Feb 28, 2009

What could be better than combing your favorite video game and your favorite construction toys, Halo and Legos? Check out this video tutorial to learn how to build a Lego rocket launcher from Halo, a ...

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Feb 28, 2009

If you're into Halo 3 and you're into Legos, why not combine the two? Watch this video tutorial to learn how to build Halo 3 grenades with Legos (human and covenant), like the frag grenade, the plasm ...

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Feb 20, 2009

You've seen what a vortex cannon can do, so now it's time to build your own! Okay, this air vortex cannon is not huge, but it's definitely a fun thing to construct if you have some junk plastic laying ...

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Feb 13, 2009

The ship in a bottle is an age old puzzle. The key to its mystery is pre-assembly, attention to detail and patience. Learn from a master craftsman and bottle ship builder the ins & outs of this art. F ...

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Feb 5, 2009

What's more fun than a Go Kart? Here is a complete tutorial on how to make a nice Go Kart. Easy and fun. Its a good, solid Go Kart & it should take you 2 to 4 hours to make it. Go to Storm The Castle ...

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Jan 15, 2009

This is a video tutorial on how to assemble K'Nex quad or ATV vehicle. He gives you the list of different Knex parts you need with quantities. This is a simple assembly, with a time lapse of how to pu ...

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Jan 8, 2009

Net gun loading demonstration shows you how to handle the net loading stage of using a net gun. He shows you how to pull the tractors and what order you should procede to load the gun for a fun discha ...

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Jan 6, 2009

If you've got an old floppy disk, you can create a tiny replica of the Starship Enterprise. You will need an old floppy disk, sturdy scissors or a wire cutter, and invisible thread. ...

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Dec 22, 2008

Project 4 of the Popular Science 5 Minute Projects with Craftsmen Tools is a Nut-and-Bolt Keychain. Downsize your pocket cargo with a custom-fit keychain. Editor Sean Captain ditches the ring and uses ...