Make: Volume 86

PROJECTS: Toy Inventor’s Notebook

holes for steel axles snipped from a small size

paper clip. I used the default etch settings for

the two circle locators on the body and a much

deeper etch to make half-thickness foot parts.

Adjust for your laser cutter’s kerf and power/

speed etch settings.

THE DEVIL’S IN THE DETAILS

As simple as this toy looks, there are a few

important design details that create the walking

action (Figure

F

). Small pegs act as stops to limit

the legs’ backward travel. There are two etched

circles that show you where to solvent bond the

pegs (Figure

G

). Then, using those pegs as a

position guide, bond a second set of pegs on ...