A CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP FOR MAKING TOYS
Tools and equipment for a children’s workshop
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Here are some suggestions for basic equipment. You will want to consider what
tools are commonly used and least expensive in your area, and equip the shop
accordingly.
• Workbenches. You will probably need at least 2, at different heights. One should be
just high enough for the local size of children’s wheelchairs to fit under. (Unfortunately,
many children are given adult-size wheelchairs with high armrests. These often do
not fit under a bench at a good height for working.) Make workbenches strong enough
so they do not move a lot.
Some children work best at
a bench they can sit at in a
wheelchair or stool.
• vises for
holding
things
firmly—
2 or more
piece of car
tire acts as
spring to
open vise
• handsaws
at least 2
• coping saw (for curved
cuts of thin wood)
A vise can
be mounted
on a post in
the ground.
Some children work best
at a very low bench.
And some children may work
most easily at ground level.
• wood-rasp
• metal file
• sharp knife
• sandpaper
rough and fine
• brace and bit or
drill with bits of
different sizes
• hacksaw (for cutting metal)
• screwdrivers (several
of different sizes)
• hammer
• square
• needles and thread
• strong scissors
• pliers with
wirecutters
disabled village children