Interesting read thanks for that, i am not sure i could begin to tackle anything like that but it starts you thinking.
An old oxford welder a spare euro torch : and a old charger. laughing:
He sounds like my brother.
Give him some wire, a small radio, an orange and some hairy string and he'll knock you up a Surround Sound THX home theatre system by the end of the day.
Give him anything electrical and its in bits next time you see him.
I bought him a Sony Walkman (cassette thing) years ago. Last I saw it it was in bits but working as a guitar effects processor.