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    Cambox

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    This document provides instructions for making a Cam-in-a-Box toy. The parts include a corrugated cardboard box, cams, washers, cam followers and a handle. The box is assembled by taping the sides and ends together around a pencil shaft holding the cams and washers. Cam followers are attached to be driven around by the rotating cams when the handle is turned. The goal is to create a simple automata toy that demonstrates the motion of cams.

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    Cambox

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    This document provides instructions for making a Cam-in-a-Box toy. The parts include a corrugated cardboard box, cams, washers, cam followers and a handle. The box is assembled by taping the sides and ends together around a pencil shaft holding the cams and washers. Cam followers are attached to be driven around by the rotating cams when the handle is turned. The goal is to create a simple automata toy that demonstrates the motion of cams.

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    This document provides instructions for making a Cam-in-a-Box toy. The parts include a corrugated cardboard box, cams, washers, cam followers and a handle. The box is assembled by taping the sides and ends together around a pencil shaft holding the cams and washers. Cam followers are attached to be driven around by the rotating cams when the handle is turned. The goal is to create a simple automata toy that demonstrates the motion of cams.

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    Cambox

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    Pi Proyectos
    This document provides instructions for making a Cam-in-a-Box toy. The parts include a corrugated cardboard box, cams, washers, cam followers and a handle. The box is assembled by taping the sides and ends together around a pencil shaft holding the cams and washers. Cam followers are attached to be driven around by the rotating cams when the handle is turned. The goal is to create a simple automata toy that demonstrates the motion of cams.

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    Cam-in-a-Box

    You will need:


    Corrugated card.
    Brown paper tape.
    Rob Ives / robives.com
    Pencils x 2 Find out more and see animations at
    www.robives.com/product/caminabox

           
    Parts - half actual size

    125 Box top and base

    25

    100

    25

    100
    Box sides

    150

    Direction of
    corrugations

           
    ø 80
    Cam Blanks Washers

    ø 40

    ø 40

    40
    Cam Followers
    15
    Handle parts

    40
    130

           
    The parts for this project are made

    from corrugated card. Feel free to

    recycle some old packaging!

    Carefully cut out the parts using the

    guide on the previous pages.

    The base and top have the edges

    folded up.

    Score card then fold it as shown.

           
    Find the centre of the sides by

    drawing a pencil line along the two

    diagonals.

    Push a pencil point though the card

    where the two lines cross. Repeat

    with the second side..

           
    Mark out the two circles of the cams using a pair of

    compasses then pencil in your chosen cam profile. Carefully

    cut them out. Use a pencil point to make the centre hole.

    Experiment with different cam profiles!

    Egg shaped Double Cam

    Long Dwell Cam


    Snail Cam

    Thread the two washers and two

    cams onto a pencil.

           
    Use strips of brown paper tape to

    join together the sides and ends.

    Note that the top and base fit inside

    the sides. Line up the top edge of the

    box sides with the top face of the

    box top and base.

    As you assemble the box, fit the cam

    shaft into position

    Tape the front and back of the top

    and base into place.

           
    With the box complete, push the

    washers to the insides of the walls

    and space out the cams.

    Make the handle from a double

    thickness of card then tape it into

    place.

    Tape on a short section of pencil to

    complete the handle.

           
    Pre-fit a couple of pieces of tape

    onto the cam follower.

    Fit the cam followers into place to

    complete the project.

    Use the Cam-in-a-box to drive your

    own character based automata!

           

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