Linear Actuator in 5 Minutes

by sanyam jain in Circuits > Electronics

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Linear Actuator in 5 Minutes

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Always wanted the linear motion but were stuck with the circular motion of the motor .You have landed on the correct place

Supplies Needed

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List of the material you need is

  • a power drill
  • a flat file
  • tape
  • a bolt (of about 75 mm length)
  • 3 nuts of that size
  • motor
  • wire cutter
  • a coupler used in tube lights

Making the Shaft

sanding with drill
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Take the bolt fix it in the drill machine and stick the file flat with help of a tape

Coupler

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take the coupler remove its plastic shaeth and arrange them

Piece for Movement

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take the 3 nuts and screw them on the bolt such that the bolt is free to move . Now solder the 3 nuts together

Completed

final
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On one polarity goes up and on other goes down