Hello internets. I've used you for a lot of things (read: porn), but I never thought I'd be here asking for your help. Basically, I have a physics project due in less than 24 hours, and nothing I've tried has worked. I've been working endlessly since Friday night...

Anyways, the project is this: build a homemade electrical device. I've tried making motors, speakers, etc but nothing has worked for me. I've googled basic motor designs, followed their instructions, but my stuff just won't function!

So does anyone have anything simple I could make? Or an easier-to-make motor? Here are my available materials:

-6 volt battery
-thin insulated copper wire
-aluminum foil
-paper clips
-magnets
-tape

Thanks for any help!

paper

13196 Posts

June 09 2008 03:08 GMT

make a lamp? lololol

ShaLLoW[baY]

Canada12499 Posts

June 09 2008 03:08 GMT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacGyver

clazziquai

6685 Posts

June 09 2008 03:10 GMT

On June 09 2008 12:08 ShaLLoW[baY] wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacGyver

LOL
Dear MacGyver, Enclosed is a rubber band, paper clip, and drinking straw. Please save my dog.

Carefree

United States1571 Posts

June 09 2008 03:11 GMT

Uhh, hook up a battery to a light bulb?

EmeraldSparks

United States1451 Posts

June 09 2008 03:11 GMT

Electromagnet, if you fail at everything.

fight_or_flight

United States3988 Posts

June 09 2008 03:12 GMT

Maybe a transformer? wrap some wire around a piece of iron then wrap a different number of turns of wire.

Manifesto7

Osaka27154 Posts

June 09 2008 03:17 GMT

A bong.

Motiva

United States1774 Posts

June 09 2008 03:19 GMT

On June 09 2008 12:17 Manifesto7 wrote:
A bong.

+ Battery operated intake?

goldrush

Canada709 Posts

June 09 2008 03:24 GMT

#10

You shouldn't need more than that to make a motor... at least if you do it properly and are able to use something to mount it on. However, you have to make sure that the ends are sanded very well, it's balanced properly, you have a sufficient amount of wire and wind it properly.

Try the second last design here, it looks simple enough, though you will need to do some finetuning with the balnce and the number of coils.

Aurious

Canada1772 Posts

June 09 2008 03:24 GMT

#11

Potato and a light bulb :D

Zortch

Canada635 Posts

June 09 2008 03:43 GMT

#12

and nooo problem

Chill

Calgary25986 Posts

June 09 2008 03:49 GMT

#13

When I was in school and had last second projects, I failed them.

FuJi

United States104 Posts

June 09 2008 03:53 GMT

#14

rail gun

Kwidowmaker

Canada978 Posts

June 09 2008 04:08 GMT

#15

Funny, about a week ago I stayed up till 5 working on the write up for a catapult, woke up at 6:30, and then at school found out the fucking thing isn't due till this Tuesday.

pachi

Melbourne5338 Posts

June 09 2008 04:31 GMT

#16

On June 09 2008 13:08 Kwidowmaker wrote:
Funny, about a week ago I stayed up till 5 working on the write up for a catapult, woke up at 6:30, and then at school found out the fucking thing isn't due till this Tuesday.

why did you sleep

Demoninja

United States1190 Posts

June 09 2008 04:47 GMT

#17

This happened to this weekend =/

Kwidowmaker

Canada978 Posts

June 09 2008 05:50 GMT

#18

On June 09 2008 13:31 pachi wrote:

Show nested quote +

why did you sleep

Because it felt so right.

Ryot

Canada316 Posts

June 09 2008 06:28 GMT

#19

Hey internets,

thanks for the help. I have a semi-operational motor now, thanks to whoever suggested this site: http://motors.ceressoft.org/

Alright, now to write up the report with diagrams on this thing. No sleep school day gogogogo

Raithed

China7078 Posts

June 09 2008 12:06 GMT

#20

charge an ipod.

micronesia

United States24707 Posts

June 09 2008 12:07 GMT

#21

Also you can note the principles in http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=71787