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The origanal 2x4 which will be used for supports.
Cutting the 2x4 into 4- 8.5" pieces
Drilling holes for the axel and bearings
The skeleton of the motor
Wrapping the steel rod with some coil wire to make a solenoid.
The cardboard box I will use to hold in the bearing
The cardboard piece cut out which will hold in the bearing
I attached a piece of copper to the underside of this piece to restrict the axel from exiting the motor on the other side.
A new solenoid with several layers of coil wire wrapped on a nail.
Getting the outer solenoids positioned.
The final concept design compete with rotating axel and a comutator. At this point the electrical is not wired.
Project by Ben Bennett view the bibliography on the Project Page