
PROJECTS: Toothbrush Motors
CY TYMONY is a Los Angeles-based author and inventor who teaches super sneaky and simple
ways to use everyday objects to make things. He’s authored 10 volumes of his Sneaky Uses series,
starting with the original, Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things, in 2003.
Part 1: Salvage tiny motors from
discarded electric toothbrushes
and use them for fun projects!
Hack Your
Toothbrush
TIME REQUIRED:
20–30 Minutes
DIFFICULTY:
Easy
COST:
Free
MATERIALS
» Discarded electric toothbrush, battery
powered
» Batteries, AA or 9-volt
» Battery holder or clip
» Old toy propeller (optional) or cut one
out of a potato chip can lid
» Soda bottl ...