Toys of the Seventies, Spinwelder
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This was a model kit that you assembled with a special battery operated tool that you would attach a plastic rivet or a welding rod. The friction would melt the plastic together. I recall some of the models being a three-wheel motorcycle, an F15, a Bi-Plane and a Corvette.
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I had the Spinwelder dragster. Great memories of me and my dad working on the assembly
I remember this toy, had it at about the age of 8ish, taught me alot, influenced me alot, I am now a fabriactor, and have been building my own racecars for nearly 20 years....who knew? Luis Miranda, Gardnerville, Nevada
I also had the dragster, it was blue and had a black frame--- I can still remember the smell of the burning plastic and if you were not careful could drill a hole right through.
i had a helicopter, it was a blast, and i now am a fabricator.
would anyone know where i can het the tool and rivets for spinwelder?
Hi there. I built a dragster and I am pretty sure a building, I have searched for this welder and rods for now I am a Master Automobile Technician and plastic is easy to break on cars. The spin welder would be a wonderful tool to fix breaks.
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I have a 1974 Spinwelder bioplane all there in box I will sale
email me at liltru2thegame@yahoo.com
I WOULD LIKE TO BUY ANY KIND OF SPINWELDER KIT OR IF SOMEONE COULD TELL ME WHERE I CAN FIND ONE .THANKS jones901162@bellsouth.net
I had the helicopter i thought it was awsome, the only let down was when i finished the model,it had an attachment that u put on the drill that made the propeller spin ,but i found it was to slow , so i attached it to my dads power drill to make it go faster, after i let it go it shot straight up about 40 metres and came crashe\ing to the ground and never flew again.
i had one too i dont know why but was thinking about it to day and typed it in amazon and there is a new one out dicovery power welder from dicovery store
I also had the Spin Welder Dragster. Brings back great memories. Must have been an influence. I am a Certified Red Seal Journeyman Autobody Technician in Canada. Are they still available? THANKS
Let me know if you have any spinwelder kits. I miss the fun we had as kids with ours...now I have a real welder...thanks to spinwelder. ak4x4@msn.com
This was a great toy! i had the Sky Scraper, Bi-Plane and dragster. If you like to create, you would love this toy!
Bring back the SpinWelder
I had the sky Scraper and the dragster as a kid,what fun as well as educational.I still have the gun and just purchased a corvette kit(still sealed in box) to assemble with my son.Had to pay too much for it,but thats ok.They should bring back toys like this and not so many video games!!!!
Man, what a memory! I think I was 5 when we had the kit - it was a skyscraper of some sort. To this day, when I smell ABS plastic being machined (which I do occasionally), I remember this toy!
I had the Harry Gant "skoal" nascar. I was about six at the time.Around 1975,I guess.I would love to still have it!
I had this too, that was cool though I don't think it lasted very long. Now I take pictures.
Had the dragster when I was 7 or so and it was awesome; and loved working on it with my Dad. Always have tinkered - now a design engineer and yes they should have toys like that today - the Good Ole Days - ha.
I can't remember which one I had but man I would play with it for hours and hours.Growing up in the 70's was GREAT!!
Also had the dragster. Wish I could buy it again! Brings back lots of good memories! The 70's rule!!!!!
I had one of the kits when I was in 4th or 5th grade. One of the coolest toys ever. I actually "repaired" an ink pen for one of my classmates with it. I thought I was pretty much it after that.
I had the dragster. A sale on Woot reminded me of this toy today. Look for Discovery Kids TY-220247 Discovery Toys Power Plastic Welder online. Smaller kits but if you get 2 or 3 you might be able to build something nice :)
I had the spin welder chopper trike and the dragster and the nascar man I wish I could find them for my kids I am a welder/chopper builder how funny no one I talk to even remembers them.
I HAD THE TRIKE CHOPPER LOVED IT WISH I COULD FIND
ONE FOR MY KIDS NOW ANY KNOW WHERE?
Never forget that smell. When I smell plastic burning it takes me right back. I think it was Christmas, I was about eight years old. Got the dragster. Funny, grew up to have my first project car on the cover of Hot Rod magazine. Master tech, shop owner and tool inventor/manufacturer. That toy pretty much started it for me.
If anyone has or know where I can get a SPINWELDER please email me at chrisdanley@bellsouth.net
If I remember correctly the Spinwelder was discontinued because the tips got extremely HOT when the plastic melted, and some kid got burned. Probably filed a law suit and that was the end of Spinwelder. I loved this toy and I would spend hours at a time on it. And yes, the smell!!!!
I to had A spin welder. I wish I had one for all those plastic welding needs. The one who sued Is A @*"#.#~`* And yes the smell was strong. But cool
I have just listed a new in box spinwelder, the Biplane on ebay. The box has been busted but looks like all the parts are still there unused. Go to vegasdeals88 on ebay.
Also had one as a kid, had the big kit dragster and race car. Remember many times sitting in doorway of bed room and building. My dad was a machineist as a kid growing up. Did not go into fabricating but do build metal sculptures..
wow... i point to this toy as when i decided to become an engineer way cooler than erector sets and didnt cut your fingers to ribbons... and holding it too long drills thru... loved that dragster.. wish i still had it
LOVED Spin Welder, it brought about a tipping point for so many people.
I had the bi-plane, even made a Snoopy to sit in the cockpit. My Dad helped me build it and he had so much fun I hardly got to do any of it.
You NEVER forget that smell. Also built the dragster. Also got into fabrication and custom work. Go figure. Seems I also wasn't the only one to learn about burn-through in welding while in elementary school!
I too, rember that smell of the plastic weld sticks and rivts. That brings back memories of my Dad and I building the race car and dragster.
When I was a kid I had about 50 of them. My dad worked for Sears and back then, when a customer returned something defective they didn't send it back to the manufacturer they just threw it in the dumpster. My dad used to dig in there and bring home tons of stuff.
I just found my spin welder set in a closet in my moms house. It has to be about 35 years old.
I had a spin welder kit of the vette my Dad bought for me,one of the coolest toys/models ever. The head lights and tail lights lite up by a light in the center and plastic light conducter tubes went to each head and tail light 70'S ROCKED
I have 2 of them.....any one looking?
1975 i had a spinwelder trike kit it was the best thing ever i hooked up a lantern battery 6volt to it and figured it out all alone ...its hard to believe how kids mcan do that...
I have thought about this for years but never thought I would find info on them. I had 2 different bi-planes as a kid that my dad and I built. I would love to find another bi-plane. Please email me if you have a kit you would sell. Nkordo@cpinterent.com
It was a fun kit. Would like to get one for my son. Please email me if you have one for sale. Would pay vintage price! billjosephl@hotmail.com
What fun my friends and I had, we welded our model trucks into monster trucks with the outside scraps the model pieces were attached to. Before monster trucks were a big deal.
I was just talking to a co-worker today about spinwelder. I had the dragster and had so much fun building it. The memory of the smell is just like yesterday and that was about 40 years ago. I am in full support of bringing back the truly fun toys (probably toxic and dangerous but that's life) of the 70's! Those were the days.
I too had the spinwelder and was just reminded of it when I inadvertently burned some styrofoam packaging. I loved that toy and have fond memories of it. I'm 45 years old now and have been unable to have children (my problem, not my wife's). I can only wonder what those awesome toys like the spinwelder and chemistry sets did to my generation.
This was a great toy, I had one in the 70s when I was around 10, recently bought a mint in box F14 set on ebay for my son. This toy taught me so much, I am an Engineer.
I had a spin welder as a kid. Had a lot of fun playing with it. I am now a pipefitter and think about this toy from timer to time when welding pipe. When I finished building the plane and ran out of rod I used the spin tool as a drill. Got into trouble making small holes in the walls and door of my bedroom. Also thought it was cool how it used a 6volt lantern battery. My first cordless drill!
Went to Mom and Dads for Thanksgiving and Mom had a box of my old stuff, my Spin Welder Dragster kit was in the box, WOW did that bring back great memories, I also build real street rods for a hobby now, should be more things for kids to do now like that, instead of video games
I have a vintage new in box spinwelder kit F16 my mom found cleaning out the attic, I think I go it as a duplicate when I was 12 in 1976. I built every kit, put models together and used my imagination.. BTW I am an Engineer building products for Cisco for the last 15 years, previously built defense systems. Americans can still innovate get your kids off the xbox and buy them an erector set.
I still got one still all warped up the dragster
I had the green army tank spin welder! I’ve told guys my age about this and they didn’t remember them. Look at me crazy. This indeed was the ultimate Toy! And I was welding when I was 7-8 years old. Bare foot with my dad’s Montgomery Ward’s welder. I called it welding, fill in the holes with a bolt and melt it. Burnt Many 6011’s HuH today’s kids!
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