"Shiva" wrote in message . ..
Well, I finally decided to move in with my GF, and everything's rosy &
bright, but... A5 yr old boy, who gets into everything, and his older sis.
There's some basement space, so all things sharp & nasty could be there, but
anyone (with kids) have any advice on settin' up a fairly child-friendly
shop?
Thanks in advance,
-dim

Definatly keep it locked when you aren't around,It will save all
parties alot of grief. ;-) I can relate to the "Solder sculptures"..My
little cousin has run around in my workshop once or twice..Odd balls
of clay (where'd *that* come from?) with resistors,caps,and miles of
solder sticking out..maybe a screw or two,and a nut for good
measure..or maybe make "additions" to your newest project..

Keeping a clean shop,and keeping dangerous things out of thier reach
is definatly a good idea.
And let them know whats dangerous when they are around.. Heavy items
up on shelves,High voltage,hot things (tubes,soldering irons) sharp
things (razor knives,etc..)
But it's gonna be up to you to make sure they don't,and can't get into
that stuff,atleast without your supervision.

If they seem interested,it might be good to educate them a bit about
the basics..Maybe get them one of those 200-in-1
springy-connector-board-kits,if they seem really interested,and want
to play around.I think it would be good to kind of mentor them in
electronics,if they end up enjoying it.

My friends are scared to go into my workshop..they are scared that
something is going to zap them!
Bwhahahaa!
Wonder what gave them that idea? couldn't be the high voltage
projects,and occasional capacitor discharge,could it? Not to mention
those darn 3-legged silicon firecrackers going off now and then.. :-)