Homemade Motors

I built several motors from the handy Make Magazine HowToons instructions from Issue #1. They’re easy to build and fun to watch. All that was required was some magnet wire from Radio Shack and a few permanent magnets. Todd Holoubeck was kind enough to lend me a few of the powerful magnets that he collects.

Here’s the two motors in action:

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