[TheForge] Child safety (was: Demo ideas)

[Bruce Freeman]

Sharp points and sharp edges are one consideration.  SIZE is another.

IIRC, if you can fit an object into a tube of 1.5" ID (3.75 cm), then a child can manage to swallow and choke on it.  I may have that dimension wrong, but that's the dimension I remember.

Bruce
NJ

>>> <ljudes at verizon.net> 8/17/2007 11:41 PM >>>

Would anyone care to make some suggestions about little things to make?  
Cheers,
 
Rich.

I have found the kids like the little horseshoes.  If you are quick, you can make one in a single heat.  I use 5/16 cold rolled steel because it makes a horseshoe about the right size for a short person, even one 3 years old.  Bend it to shape, flatten it and cut it off.  That's about 10 seconds, with practice.  I don't make nail holes or anything else.  I do touch up the sharp cut end with a file, just so the little people don't get scratched.  Hope you have fun.  Let us all know what went well and especially what didn't work.

Lynn