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Thursday, 23 February 2012

Bill of Materials

To make our fantastic mouse car trap, we need a Bill of Materials:

Part
#
Description
L
W
T

A

2

Vinyl records
(Back wheels)

30cm

30cm

0.2cm

B

2

CD disks
(front wheels)

12cm

12cm

0.2cm

C

1

Mousetrap
(stores potential energy)

10cm

4.5cm

0.7cm

D

32
Right angle triangles made of chloroplast
(support for the wheels/triangulation)

Size Varies

Size Varies

0.5cm

E

1

Chloroplast
(chassis/frame)

37cm

4cm

0.5cm

F

4

Blue beads
(prevent things
from moving)

0.8cm

0.6cm

0.6cm

G

2
Jinx wood with  holes
(Apart of the chassis)

45cm

1cm

1cm




H


1


Lever arm (rod)
(driving force)


42cm


1cm


1cm

I

2

Jinx wood
(to make the frame big enough for the transmission)

13cm

1cm

1cm
J
1
Transmission
(to help unravel the string)

6cm

4.7cm


4.7cm
K
1
String
(to bring the mousetrap car forward)

200cm

0.1cm

0.1cm
L
2
Pipe cleaner
(to secure the lever to the mousetrap)

5cm

0.5cm

0.3cm
M
1
Tape
(to secure the lever to the mousetrap)

6cm

5cm

0.1cm
N
1
Hot Glue Gun
n/a
n/a
n/a
O
4
Hot Glue Sticks
(to secure everything)

10cm

1cm

1cm
P
2
Thin Wooden Sticks (axles)

23cm

0.5cm

0.5cm

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