100% Cardboard Compact 6 Simple Machines.

This is a project that was done with 100% recycled cardboard.

At first, you might not get how i have done some parts with cardboard but once you know them, from now on, you will look at cardboard differently.

This machine transfers the hand powered lever (INPUT) into a ball falling from an incline plane (OUTPUT).

This compact machine is very user friendly which means any one who sees it will know how to operate it without the knowledge.

Where the 6 simple machines are located

The lever is the turnable handle on the top.

The incline plane is the bridge.

The wedge is the small bumps in the gear belt.

The pulley is the belt attached to the gears.

The wheel and axle is the gears that has a stick that goes past through it.

And finally, the screw is the turning screw which carries the stick up to touch the ball.

Overall

This project took 2 weeks to build.

Most of the time was passed from thinking a complex mechanism with cardboards.

Hard Things to overcome with this project

The hardest thing to solve with this project was the belt coming out of the gears slowly when turned. I fixed this by putting a cardboard piece the holded the gear's belt in place.

The other problem was to fit every simple machine into one small project.
This project was built after so many prototypes.

Corrugated cardboard

Glue gun

Crafting sticks

Non-Corrugated cardboard.

Gear making looks tough but you should think of it as an easy thing to do because it is.

First, peel out the top part of the corrugation.

Cut out 2 circles with diameter of choice.

then, glue the removed corrugation to the two circles that went through a crafting stick.

That is one gear

Just make 2 more or even 1 if you want.

I would say, the screw is not easy but check it out.

Cut out circles all the same size with a hole in the middle for the middle part of the screw. Cut out circles as many as you want. After removing the middle of the circles too, just insert them and tilt them a little bit before glueing for the screw effect.

do not forget to leave some space in the stick so you put a gear too

Before everything, build a platform for all the gears, screws and the lever. This is totally personal. If you want, you can copy mine but it depends on your gear and screw sizes and quantities.

For the belt, just like the screws, peel more corrugated cardboard and this time, you can glue one to another because it has to be long for it to go along all the 3 gears.

When you finish making the belt, put gear holders just like the one in the picture. This was not planned but was handy later.

When that is done, insert all the gears and screw you got and check if the belt is in the right length. If it is not, then you will have to cut out pieces of the belt until it has no space left for wiggling.

After all, you can insert the lever too. This lever design has more grip and durability so I suggest this one.

Always add support but when too much, it can ruin your project. Just a little support. it should be interior visible.

This is the part where it is up to you. Since incline planes are simple to build, you can build it however you like it to be. Just don't forget to open an opening for the stick. Because when the stick is coming up to touch the ball, you should open it so it contacts with the ball not stick into the cardboard.

After that, just add drawings for it to be user friendly.

And that is all of it.

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Thank you for checking my project out.

JUST KNOW THAT THE POSSIBILITIES OF CARDBOARD IS ENDLESS