Making a Simple DC Motor 

This video demonstrates how to create a simple DC electric motor using a few simple bits and pieces. The parts I use in the video come from a Westminster Motor Kit - a search for this term should bring up a list of suppliers.
I realise that at one stage in the video my hands cover the workings of the motor: During this stage al I am doing is holding the wires vertically so that they brush against the two wires coming from the coil (at either side of the axle).
The large motor I demonstrate at the end was constructed by a colleague of mine who assembled it using a variety of odds and ends that he had lying around.