Comments on: Working Plastic-Welder Toy For Kids Sounds Like Lawsuit-In-Waiting http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/08/working_plasticwelder_toy_for_kids_sounds_like_lawsuitinwaiting-2/ the Gadget Guide | Technology and consumer electronics news and reviews Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:37:18 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Zylis http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/08/working_plasticwelder_toy_for_kids_sounds_like_lawsuitinwaiting-2/comment-page-1/#comment-21319 Zylis Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:49:26 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/08/working_plasticwelder_toy_for_kids_sounds_like_lawsuitinwaiting-2.html#comment-21319 That's the concept of the one I had but mine was not battery powered, you had to pump that damn trigger like mad to make it spin fast enough to melt the little plastic rods it came with. It was a smashup car that you crash into a wall or other car then weld it back together wish I could find one for my kid now a days. That’s the concept of the one I had but mine was not battery powered, you had to pump that damn trigger like mad to make it spin fast enough to melt the little plastic rods it came with. It was a smashup car that you crash into a wall or other car then weld it back together wish I could find one for my kid now a days.

]]> By: Brad http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/08/working_plasticwelder_toy_for_kids_sounds_like_lawsuitinwaiting-2/comment-page-1/#comment-10565 Brad Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:28:06 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/08/working_plasticwelder_toy_for_kids_sounds_like_lawsuitinwaiting-2.html#comment-10565 <p>I had one and it was the best. Came with a car kit and the spin then connected to the wheel to wind in up an then you let it go. Loved it. My dad used the welder to repair a few plastic things around the house. It seemed to fix anything. I want one now.</p> I had one and it was the best. Came with a car kit and the spin then connected to the wheel to wind in up an then you let it go. Loved it. My dad used the welder to repair a few plastic things around the house. It seemed to fix anything. I want one now.

]]> By: andy http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/08/working_plasticwelder_toy_for_kids_sounds_like_lawsuitinwaiting-2/comment-page-1/#comment-10564 andy Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:54:37 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/08/working_plasticwelder_toy_for_kids_sounds_like_lawsuitinwaiting-2.html#comment-10564 <p>About 30 years ago I got a model aeroplane kit off santa that came with a plastic weld gun that worked the same as this one. It works by spinning the weld rod and making a spin friction weld on the parts. I remember being disapointed with the plane... (I was 8 years old and thought the plane would fly but it just rolled along the ground), but I had heaps of fun with the welding gun. I just wish they had ipods back then so I could have stuck them to the Hoover or something like the previous poster suggested. </p> <p>Seriously though, I didn't manage to damage anything and never got more than a first degree burn :-). Much safer than a glue gun. It was heaps of fun and one of the memorable toys I had as a kid. I will get one of these for mine.</p> About 30 years ago I got a model aeroplane kit off santa that came with a plastic weld gun that worked the same as this one. It works by spinning the weld rod and making a spin friction weld on the parts. I remember being disapointed with the plane… (I was 8 years old and thought the plane would fly but it just rolled along the ground), but I had heaps of fun with the welding gun. I just wish they had ipods back then so I could have stuck them to the Hoover or something like the previous poster suggested.

Seriously though, I didn’t manage to damage anything and never got more than a first degree burn :-). Much safer than a glue gun. It was heaps of fun and one of the memorable toys I had as a kid. I will get one of these for mine.

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