Building a small Electric Motor

This time we are building a small electric motor, using a piece of cardboard, a neodymium magnet that you can easily get on Amazon, a AA battery, tape and scissors.

How to build a simple Electric motor
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Supplies you will need:

  • A common AA Battery
  • A small piece of cardboard
  • Enameled copper wire 24, 26 or 28 AWG
  • Scotch Tape
  • A small neodymium magnet
  • Scissors


You can use enameled copper wire 24, 26 or 28 AWG.

Enameled copper wire 24, 26 or 28 AWG
Copper wire

Sometimes some people insulate half the ends of the wire but it is not always necessary.

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