Final Words on the Motor Project

Finally, this motor is done. Before I move away from this chapter of experiment and adventure, I just wanted to leave my recap and my wisdom to those who may follow in my motor-building foot steps. First and foremost, this motor was really just "MacGyvered" together. In other words, I didn't follow the instructions to the letter. Rather, I used what I had and what I thought may have been a better substitution. Truthfully, this is what science is about. It isn't about doing what was done before, but experimenting and thinking outside the box, improving from the original design. Yes, I went out and bought everything the instructions called for, but I still did my own thing. For example, the cork was my idea. Also, shaving off the enamel with a knife, and putting the spool on and steadying it with styrofoam was all my idea. I really enjoyed this project and thought it was a fun way to see how regular house hold items and a little (okay a lot) of wire can come together to create something that at one point would have been considered magic. Though the 16 gauge magnet wire may have thrown me for a loop, it ended up being a fun project that I might just fiddle with at home afterwards. So, thanks to my mom for helping me buy things, the board that the motor was on, for it has been used through out three different Corbett generations (me, and my two brothers- reuse, reduce, recycle) and finally thanks for my fellow classmates who were along for the ride as well. Have a nice day!