Topical Guide 411
Mark Dorset
Gadgets, Mechanical
Toys, Mechanical
Every morning two representatives of the elevator manufacturer arrive, disable one of the elevators, and begin leafing through an enormous repair manual. … Every evening, when they leave scratching their heads, the super announces, “So ends another episode in the Adventures of the Hardy Boys and Their Amazing Electric Elevator.” Matthew sketched an idea for a toy elevator that breaks. It would come with a troubleshooting manual, spare parts, and tools.
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DIY Elevator Toy Kit (Without Battery)
Suitable for young people at key stages of brain development.
It needs youself to assemble the parts, you can enjoy the DIY fun at the same time.
It is beneficial for science education, development of hobbies and interest.
Perfect educational toys for kids since it helps to improve the ability of children.
This product provide complete DIY science educational toy kits set.From the product description
Or build one yourself, from scratch, following Ben Williams’s instructions, which have had 252,364 views on YouTube.
This is a working toy elevator that I built, made with an Arduino, servo motors and a stepper motor.
Code and instructions are at https://www.instructables.com/Arduino-Controlled-Model-Elevator/.
In this Instructable I will show you how I built a two-level toy elevator, with working sliding doors and a car that moves up and down on demand. The heart of the elevator is an Arduino Uno (or in this case an Adafruit Metro), with the Adafruit Motor Shield installed on top of it. The shield makes it much easier to drive the two servos required to open and close the doors, and the stepper motor that brings the car up and down. The actual structure is really the easy part and can be made any way you want. The tricky part is getting everything to fit inside, and to make sure things are aligned properly.Ben Williams, Casco Bay Studios
See also: Gadgets, Electronic TG 83; TG 84; Toys: Models: Ship Models TG 36; Toys and Games TG 166
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