Handheld Fans Used to Innovate Toys

There are several kinds of toys that can be made using old handheld fans and some basic materials that can be found in our backyard.

A toy car can be created by attaching a bottle top using sticky fixers to the spinners although only it smooth flooring will it work. A toy boat is made along similar lines by employing two drinking straws where one is wider for the bearing and the other is thin for making the shaft. Two bits of place stuck together at an angle with araldite can be made to form the propeller.

A cardboard flywheel can be driven by an electric fan using a connecting rod. Depending on which way it starts, the flywheel can be turned in either forward or backward direction. The detail of the driven end uses a universal joint which is a more conventional way of getting a turning force to go round a corner. The universal joint is made from 4 sellotape hinges where each one at a right angle to the last. By taping the straw to the hub of the fan, it is possible to rotate the straw.

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