In this article, we’ve gathered toys that could give ideas to people interested in simple machines and mechanisms, or who want to pick up a new hobby. Toys that use a cam mechanism, generally made of wood, draw quite a lot of interest. With the recent rise in the use of 3D printers, it seems like we could easily make these ourselves, even without a mini workshop at home.
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While some people do this as amateurs and hobbyists, there are also those who work on this professionally and sell their creations. They even sell PDFs containing the build stages and 2D drawings of the toys. Even though it doesn’t have a cam mechanism, we wanted to include the video below since it caught our interest too.
The PDFs for the toy construction machine whose build stages you see above, and for many other models, are offered for sale at https://www.etsy.com/shop/woodtoyworking.
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