Bring student-built mechanisms to life with this versatile assortment of ready-to-use wooden cams. Perfect for STEM, makerspace, design & technology, engineering, and simple-machines projects, these cams make it easy for students to transform rotary motion into exciting up-and-down or irregular movement.
The pack includes 30 cams total — 10 each of three different cam shapes — so students can experiment with how changing the cam profile changes the motion of their model. Use them to create moving animals, automata, mechanical displays, toys, lift mechanisms, classroom prototypes, and countless “design-and-build” challenges. Each cam fits a 5 mm dowel and measures up to 73 mm in diameter.
Instead of simply learning how mechanisms work, students can build one, test it, compare different cam shapes, and redesign their project based on the movement they want to create.
