A Renewable and Self Lit Pencil ( Made From Discarded Paper and Cardboard )

by siddhantsatish11 in Craft > Cardboard

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A Renewable and Self Lit Pencil ( Made From Discarded Paper and Cardboard )

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I had the idea to make a renewable pencil out of an old renewable pencil. So I did that and then added some extra jazz to it. I used an LED to make a pencil that you could write with at night also you could use the pencil led like a torch now, that would actually be very useful. I also did a few other things but you need to read the instructions to find out.

Supplies

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a. The actual pencil:-

  1. 2-3 old discarded pencils
  2. Newspaper
  3. glue

b. The light feature(optional):-

  1. LED( 3-5mm)
  2. Coin Cell Battery
  3. magnet(3mm)

c. Equipment:-

1.Knife or scissors

d. Focus or supervision ( so you don't cut yourself )

Obtain the Measurements

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Firstly I checked online to find the most common pencil on the planet(Faber-castle). After that I ordered a small packet of the pencils. Then I started to measure the pencil the length was 135 millimeters or 13.5 centimeters the diameter of the pencil was 8 millimeters or 0.8 centimeters.

I used the whiteboard feature on zoom to record my findings. I did this on zoom because I brainstormed ideas with my robotics teacher. The idea of the pencil came from me and then I decided to make this as my assignment.

Get the Colors Right

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To do this I planned out what colors everything should be. The LED would have the perfect color for its use cool white or soft white. I also figured out the RGB(hex) of the TinkerCAD design.

The paper- f6eee3

The lead - 000104

Design in TinkerCAD

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1.Create or log into your account.(its free)

2.Create a name for your project itself( mine as you know is - A Renewable Pencil ( Made From Discarded Paper and Cardboard )

3.Start to make your design

4.After you finish no need to save as TinkerCAD auto saves.

The Light

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I went to electronics to make the

The Tip

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The Stem

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