My Motor: Challenges

There were a lot of challenges involved in making this motor. The first challenge I encountered was getting all of the right materials. Since the materials were very specific, I really had to look everywhere and ask a lot. Even finding things on the internet was hard because I did not know for sure if it was the right type of wire needed for this motor. 

Making the base for this motor was a pretty simple task, but I had to make sure I measured everything correctly for the motor to fit. Once I got the base done, I had to make the electromagnet and the field magnet. The only challenging part of the field magnet was wrapping the wire around because it was so hard to bend. But eventually I got it done and the magnet worked. The really hard part was making the electromagnet. It was challenging to wrap the magnet wire around. First of all, it required a lot of patience, which I don't really have. Also, you had to wrap the wire around extremely carefully and really tightly to make sure it works correctly. This process was really long and challenging but I got it to work. 

Another challenging part was making the brushes. They were extremely hard to keep in place because they were really flimsy and kept on moving around. You also really had to line them up with the copper well so that they touched at all times. 

Overall, this motor was pretty challenging to build although the concept itself was not. The parts of this motor were really small to work with, which just added to the challenge. However, none of these challenges really set me back, I just had to work through them.