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Pocket Sized Electronic Eraser

Pocket Sized Electronic Eraser
Have you ever gone to a Smiggle shop and saw the electronic erasers?
You unhappily go home thinking how much you want it and wonder how to get the money.
Well that dilemma is finally over! Make this cheap small pocket-sized electronic eraser and save up to $10!

This is a entry to the pocket sized competition.
 
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Step 1Materials

Materials
You will need:
- a small electronic motor
- a push switch
- a 3 volt small battery (energizer cr2025)
- 3 wires (short)
- The case (I used a i-mini white out pen)
- masking tape
-and an eraser (obviously)
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23 comments
Sep 3, 2009. 6:30 PMrubberman7 says:
this is so weird i thought i invented that idea 5 years ago! right now im making a more advanced one its going to be called electro eraser ill post it soon and please vote!
Jan 6, 2010. 2:55 PMPikminRed says:
Did you post that comment on every electric eraser instructable dude? These things were invented before you were probably born. Its just kids now days seem to not be able to erase stuff or.. they're just to lazy. Useful instructable though. I give them to people to sell.
Aug 17, 2009. 4:56 PMpancho del rancho says:
theres electronic erasers thats just lazy now
Jul 22, 2009. 10:33 AMdanm95 says:
What's smiggle?
Jul 23, 2009. 1:18 PMdanm95 says:
oh, thanks for telling me ive never seen one.
Jul 18, 2009. 7:49 AMamakerguy says:
nice idea.... I think someone could do better. add a plastic case and less bulky
Jul 14, 2009. 5:11 AMkeng says:
oh......an eraser......ahhhhh.....see "rubber" means something different in the states and the pic didn't make any sense with that definition.....an eraser.....k, got it.
Jul 15, 2009. 5:05 PMJavin007 says:
Right there with ya.
Jul 14, 2009. 6:23 PMzuixro says:
Yeah, I was confused too...
Jul 14, 2009. 1:23 PMMarble of Doom says:
I was thinking the same thing!
Jul 14, 2009. 12:38 PMGypsyman says:
yeah i was so confused about this....
Jul 14, 2009. 8:30 AMThe Ideanator says:
nope, I was thinking the same thing as you
Jul 14, 2009. 8:17 AMPadlock says:
Haha.. That's exactly what I thought when I first saw it.
Suggestion to the author: maybe replace rubber with massager or some other synonym.
Jul 15, 2009. 4:40 PMironsmiter says:
Pencil erasers do NOT make for good sex toys. especially when it's a high-speed rotating eraser. Eraser(or at least "Rubber(eraser for you yanks)") is definately the word we are looking for here.
Jul 14, 2009. 7:02 AMinventivefiend says:
Yeah. I think rubber is the word they use in Australia. Perhaps the UK too.
Jul 14, 2009. 6:30 AMcamiller says:
I have not seen an electric eraser since the time when draftsmen actually drew plans on paper rather than cad systems. Wonder if it would be possible to flatten the tip of the drive shaft so it would grip the eraser better. Nicely done.
Jul 15, 2009. 4:42 PMironsmiter says:
A small dollop of epoxy in the eraser(Let it squish out a bit) or Superglue, should hold the eraser head just fine. When you need to replace the head, a little sandpaper should remove any last remnants of the old eraser.
Jul 14, 2009. 3:13 AMBerserk87 says:
ive never seen and electric eraser :o bit curious how well it works.
Jul 14, 2009. 8:40 AMdshadowy1 says:
Staedtler makes one. It is sitting right in front of me on my desk. It's great for drafting work.
Jul 14, 2009. 12:55 PMBerserk87 says:
just did a youtube search for em, work very good for small areas. where a normal eraser removes a lot and would take a fair amount of effort to get the small errors.

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