Name: Midwest Products Bridge Building Class Packs
Brand: Midwest Products
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

These convenient class packs contain enough materials for 24&nbsp;students to build and test a wooden bridge. Bridge building is a popular competitive activity in middle and high school classrooms that challenges students to design and construct a wooden bridge, calculate its efficiency, then select the best design. (Some engage in destruction testing afterwards!)   This activity supports a variety of curricula, including geometry, physics, technology education, math, and general science. In addition to classroom competition, there are numerous state and nationwide bridge building competitions held annually that offer recognition and awards.

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House Structure Kits include materials for building a 3/4" scale, two bedroom home with bathroom, kitchen, hallway, and dining room, with either a hip roof or truss roof. This activity teaches the fundamentals of sound wood framing and house construction in accordance with accepted building codes. 


Each kit includes the following tools and materials: 
  

- Micro-cut  balsa wood
- Cutting tools
- Measuring tape
- Layout pencils
- Nails
- Custom miter fixture
- Instruction booklet
- Nine working drawings
- Work base that doubles as the foundation of the completed model 
  


All the walls can be framed right on the patterns of the working drawings. For grades 6 - 12.

House Structure Kits include materials for building a 3/4 scale, two bedroom home with bathroom, kitchen, hallway, and dining room, with either a hip roof or truss roof. This activity teaches the fundamentals of sound wood framing and house construction.

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Made of domestic wood cut in northern Michigan and Wisconsin, this basswood is valued for its economy, workability, and finishing qualities. Because of its close, homogeneous grain structure, it is ideal for a wide variety of hobby, craft, and miniature projects.   Thin pieces of basswood can be cut with a hobby knife, while thicker pieces require a saw for cutting. Basswood can be stained or painted to represent any wood type.

Made of domestic wood cut in northern Michigan and Wisconsin, this basswood is valued for its economy, workability, and finishing qualities. Because of its close, homogeneous grain structure, it is ideal for a wide variety of projects.

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Easy Cutters are designed to make cutting wood strips quick and accurate. The die-cast aluminum alignment angle plate allows for a wide variety of precise angles while the comfort grip handle makes cutting a breeze.

Easy Cutters are designed to make cutting wood strips quick and accurate. The die-cast aluminum alignment angle plate allows for precise angle cuts and the handles include a comfort grip for easier handling.

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Carefully machined from selected basswood, this scale lumber is offered in the most popular sizes needed for professional and student architectural modeling, model railroading, and bridge building/structural analysis.   The packaging wraps around both ends of the lumber to maintain its integrity. All sizes are 11&quot; long.

Carefully machined from selected basswood, this scale lumber is offered in the most popular sizes needed for professional and student architectural modeling, model railroading, and bridge building/structural analysis.

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This is genuine balsa wood, in a variety of shapes and sizes, for all your needs.

Available in block assortments, sheet bundles, strips, random piece assortments, bag assortments, etc.

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Designed for use with basswood scale lumber, this tool makes it easy to accurately and quickly identify and size scale lumber while building.   Features include Strip Identification Gauges in three popular model railroad gauges &mdash; O, HO, and N &mdash; as well as &frac34;&quot;&ndash;1&quot;, which is popular among architectural model makers. One side also functions as a 12&quot; ruler.

Designed for use with basswood scale lumber, this tool makes it easy to accurately and quickly identify and size scale lumber while building. Features Strip Identification Gauges in popular sizes as well as a 12" ruler.

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Super Sanders feature a tungsten carbide sanding surface that will not wear out like normal sandpaper. Use them to sand almost anything, including wood, foam, tile, brick, glass, metal, and plastic.   Each  block-style  Super Sander features a storage compartment that contains a  built-in  brush cleaner.

Super Sanders feature a tungsten carbide sanding surface that will not wear out like normal sandpaper. Use them to sand almost anything, including wood, foam, tile, brick, glass, metal, and plastic.

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This &frac34;&quot; scale,  two-story  townhouse framing kit is framed in accordance with accepted building codes and teaches the fundamentals of sound  wood-frame  construction. It combines conventionally framed walls with  balloon-framed  walls (with a vaulted ceiling), and the roof is framed with a combination of trusses and conventional rafters. Second-story construction includes the use of floor joists and  sub-floor  sheathing.   The foot pad measures 1&frac12;&quot;&nbsp;&times; 2&nbsp;ft (4&nbsp;cm&nbsp;&times; 61&nbsp;cm). One kit is included per pack.   The kit includes the following materials and tools:         Micro-cut quality balsa wood       Working drawings       Instructions       Cutting tools       Nails       Glue       Layout pencil       Measuring tape       Custom miter jig       Styrofoam work base that doubles as a display base for the completed model     &nbsp;

This 3/4" scale, two-story townhouse framing kit is framed in accordance with accepted building codes and teaches the fundamentals of sound wood-frame construction. One kit is included per pack.

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This kit includes everything you need to create a &frac34;&quot; scale model of a  one-bedroom   A-Frame  Cabin with a bathroom, kitchen, living room, spiral staircase, and loft.   Those who build this kit will learn unconventional framing in accordance with accepted building codes. The foot pad measures 1&frac12;&quot;&nbsp;&times; 2&nbsp;ft (4&nbsp;cm&nbsp;&times; 61&nbsp;cm). One kit is included per pack.   The kit includes the following materials and tools:         Micro-cut quality balsa wood       Cutting tools       Measuring tape       Nails       Glue       Custom miter fixture       Instruction booklet       6 working drawings       Work base that doubles as a foundation for the completed model     &nbsp;

This kit includes everything you need to create a 3/4" scale model of a one-bedroom A-Frame Cabin with a bathroom, kitchen, living room, spiral staircase, and loft. Learn unconventional framing in accordance with accepted building codes.

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The one tool for almost any building project! It features a 4&quot; ruler with English and metric scales, (6&quot; ruler on the large square), a 90&deg; square for perpendicular assemblies, strip identification gauge, dowel tubing identification gauge, and stop rail. It also has a built-in protractor in 5&deg; increments.

The one tool for almost any building project! It features a 4" ruler with English and metric scales, (6" ruler on the large square), a 90° square, strip identification gauge, dowel tubing identification gauge, stop rail, and built-in protractor.

These class packs contain materials for 24 students to build and test a wooden bridge. Bridge building is a popular classroom activity, challenging students to design and construct a bridge, calculate its efficiency, and select the best design.

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