There are thousands and thousands of videos shared on the social media on daily basis and they offer us a chance to take a look at some amazing builds, something we have never ever seen before. Moreover, some of the tutorial online have helped us a lot and made out lives much easier. Hereby we take a look at the best and cheapest way that you can build linear actuators using just couple of items. First of all you are going to need windshield wiper motors and couple of car jacks. They are extremely powerful and can lift up to several hundred kilograms of weight.
Even though the DIY linear actuators look a little bit different than the commercial ones, they still have the same functionality and use. They are a bit slow though, and are powered by 12V DC. He purchased the windshield wiper motor online for just fewer than 5 euros. It was previously used in a 1999 Opel Corsa. This man takes us through everything we need to know about the motor and which wired we are going to need. You can now proceed to disassembling the motor from the base.
Do this nice and careful hence you do not want to damage the shaft. We also get the chance to take a look on the inside of this motor. He then continues his tutorial on how we should connect the motor to a long nut. Taka e look at this awesome in-depth tutorial and see how the finished linear actuators are going to look like!
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