Building a Motor: Simple Instructions & Tips

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Instructions for building a simple motor typically involve using wire, batteries, and magnets. Several resources were shared, including links to different motor designs, but the user specified that they cannot use homopolar motors. Concerns were raised about the complexity of some designs and the availability of materials, such as thin wires. It was suggested to use fine sandpaper to remove insulation from wires if needed. Overall, the focus is on finding a straightforward motor-building method suitable for a class project.
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so my class is going to build motors tomorrow, and we will have about an hour to build a simple motor, and we are supposed to find instructions for building a motor. Can someone give me instructions for building a simple motor, probably with wire, batteries and magnets, and other materials should be simple ones i should have.

i need simple instructions for a simple motor. i found this one,
http://fly.hiwaay.net/~palmer/motor.html
but if you think it is good, or have simpler or better ones please say so.
 
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well the first one doesn't work for me. i forgot to say, but it can't be a homopolar motor or whatever it means so i can't just do the first one. i already found the first and second but, second needs supplies and first seems to be a little more complicated than the beakmens one
 
if my teacher has very thin wires will i be able to take off the insulation?
 
you can use fine sandpaper. Just make sure the wire is stiff enough to support the winding.
 

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