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Model Engineer

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One day my son Paul came to me and asked if we could make something in my workshop, so that he could learn engineering processes.

After consideration I came up with a version of a ‘desktop toy’; the reason for this choice, strange for a beginner, will be revealed later.

This story is from the 4635 edition of Model Engineer.

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