My DIY Switch! by Mrs Esther Ng https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch Dear boys, please double click on any part of the Padlet to start a post. In your post, include a photograph of your DIY switch. Include 1-2 sentences to describe the materials used in your DIY switch and also any difficulties you have faced (if any) and how you managed to overcome the problems faced. en-us 2013-04-12 17:32:54 UTC 2025-09-26 13:18:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4a1.png Dear boys, mijiworkshop https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2005239371 This is your first time posting on Padlet in my classroom.

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]]> 2022-01-21 15:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2005239371 Darryl Foo(18) P5-3(Pea) darrylfoo230 https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008286935 The switch is made of copper which is the most common material used in electrical wires. To turn the switch on/off, simply rotate the copper strip. The switch and bulb holder are mounted on a rubber object which is an insulator.]]> 2022-01-24 08:34:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008286935 Wu Yiming 5-2 Gen https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008290103 I made this switch with eraser, paper clips and pins(the sort where you pin stuff onto cork boards). As long as the two paper clips touch each other, the electrical current will be able to flow through. ]]> 2022-01-24 08:35:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008290103 RONEL YEE CHU YUAN https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008297051 This is my homemade DIY switch. I used an old breadboard to make the base as the mini nails I used cannot pierce through the erasers well, so the switch keeps breaking apart.]]> 2022-01-24 08:40:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008297051 Lucas Seah 5 Gen 5-3 LucasSeah https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008297438 This is my DIY switch. It may not look like one but it really works.

I have made it out of an eraser and some paper clips. The two paper clips stuck into the eraser are the connection points and the other paper clip that is connected to the left one is the "connector".

To close the circuit, you hook the hanging paper clip onto the right side paper clip in the eraser. To break the circuit, you unhook one side that the hooked paper clip is hooked onto.]]> 2022-01-24 08:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008297438 Asher Ng (5Fai/5-2): My DIY switch https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008380241 I created this switch with a clothes peg and some staples. You basically clip your wires on the switch, and, depending on the side you used, you ‘open’ the clothes peg to open or close the circuit. ]]> 2022-01-24 09:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008380241 Asher Ng (5Fai/5-2): Video of my switch https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008381760 Here is a video of my switch. ]]> 2022-01-24 09:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008381760 Mrs Ng mijiworkshop https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008448343 Reminder:
Do remember to identify yourself when you post! Anonymous posts with no names will be removed :(]]> 2022-01-24 10:13:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008448343 Ting Xiangyi https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008519409 My diy switch
This is the video of it
I used erasers, aluminium foil, rubber bands and a ruler for this.

]]> 2022-01-24 11:02:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008519409 Max Tan (5-2 Gen) my switch https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008773300 Here is a photo of my switch. I used a ball magnet to make it. You can stick it onto a crocodile clip. To close it, stick it onto another crocodile clip.

Note: DO NOT use glue to stick the magnet. It will stay on the clip by itself.]]> 2022-01-24 13:40:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008773300 Max Tan (5-2 Gen) circuit using switch https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008777211 This is a photo of the set-up I used. It is currently open.]]> 2022-01-24 13:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008777211 Max Tan (5-2 Gen) circuit using switch https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008781131 This is a photo of my circuit. It is currently closed.]]> 2022-01-24 13:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008781131 Max Tan (5-2 Gen) Video of my circuit https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008786859 Here is a video of my circuit using my DIY switch.]]> 2022-01-24 13:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008786859 Larry Xu 5-3 Fai (3) https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008886748 I made a video on YouTube with my DIY switch. Click on this video to watch.
Basically, the base is an eraser with some yellow paper with two clips mounted on it. You can flip the paper clip up and down to turn off and on respectively.]]> 2022-01-24 14:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2008886748 Lau Chok Sung (5-3) https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2010585699 This is my switch. It is made up of cardboard, 2 nails and a big paper clip that is bended to loop around one nail and be straight at the other end to close the circuit.]]> 2022-01-25 07:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2010585699 Emmanuel Goh 5-2 5 Gen gohemmanuel38 https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2010671674 To make this, just cut out a rectangle from an insulator and tape a copper strip to it. Clip on a paper clip (or whatever that thing is) within clipping distance. At the bottom clip, attach a wire. Same with the copper strip.]]> 2022-01-25 08:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2010671674 Lee Meng Hao (5 Fai/5-2) https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2010973128 I made the switch from a pin, some card board, the copper strip from the electrical set and a part of a clip.]]> 2022-01-25 11:42:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2010973128 Trevor Lee Dong Ze 5-3 5faith trevorleedz https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2011034985 This is my switch.]]> 2022-01-25 12:26:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2011034985 Jacob Xu 5-2 mijiworkshop https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2012385008 Materials used: Two paper clips, eraser, duct tape, staples, metal strips]]> 2022-01-25 23:31:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2012385008 Wu Yikun 5-3/5 Faith https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2013152708 I used that tweezer thingy to bend the paper clips to different shapes, and stuck it through the eraser.]]> 2022-01-26 09:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2013152708 Eadric Tan 5-3 Peace elsatan2010 https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2013154263 Here is my DIY switch.]]> 2022-01-26 09:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2013154263 Oliver Matthew Wee(16) 5 Gen/5-3 https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2013179947 My switch consists of an eraser with a paper clip being held by a thumbtack connected to it.]]> 2022-01-26 10:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2013179947 Lim Yu Zhe Joshua 5-3 5 Faithfulness https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2013236919 2022-01-26 10:43:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2013236919 Aaron Jinata 5-3 https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2013248848 I used paper and brass pins, then I slot the two different papers together and the brass pins closed the circuit]]> 2022-01-26 10:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2013248848 Immanuel lim https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2013361298 This is my switch. It may look like i used thumbtacks but since i had none i had to improvise and use paper fasterners.]]> 2022-01-26 12:10:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2013361298 Wang Yuhan 5-3 https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2013478007 2022-01-26 13:20:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2013478007 Ean Wong https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2013563882 2022-01-26 13:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2013563882 Jeriel Koh (5-3) https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2013777215 I made my switch using two paper clips joined together.  To open the circuit, I will move one of the paper clips so that it does not come into contact with the metal end of the wire. ]]> 2022-01-26 15:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2013777215 Jeriel Koh (5-3) https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2013780420 To close the circuit, the paper clip has to be in contact with the metal end of the wire so that electrons will flow through the wire to light the bulb up.  


]]> 2022-01-26 15:23:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2013780420 Adalbert Colin Tan (5-2) 5 Pea https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2015218417 The materials I used to make the switch are 2 thumbtacks, 1 paperclip and 1 eraser]]> 2022-01-27 06:54:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2015218417 Adrian Ang (5-2) https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2015321936 2022-01-27 08:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2015321936 Jayan Lim (5-2) https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2015336026   My switch is made of two paper clips. For electricity to flow through, the paper clips have to be in contact with the wire.

  I could not make the light bulb light up without the battery holder as my hands were shaky.]]> 2022-01-27 08:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2015336026 Zhang Haoyu(5-2) https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2015495217 Materials: 1 cardboard, 3 paperclips]]> 2022-01-27 09:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2015495217 Gideon Koh (5-2) https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2015641471 When taking a photo of the circuit, I was unsuccessful because the bulb was not that bright so I put 2 batteries.]]> 2022-01-27 11:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2015641471 Elias Lee 5-2 https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2015680002 This is my switch. It’s made of two erasers and three paper clips. (One for the hinge of the switch and two for the conductors.)]]> 2022-01-27 11:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2015680002 Elias Lee 5-2 https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2015680862 2022-01-27 11:56:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2015680862 Elias Lee 5-2 https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2015702796 A little video on how I made the circuit and tested it.]]> 2022-01-27 12:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2015702796 Deng Mao Yu https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2015864487 This is my DIY switch. It consists of a eraser, 2 thumb tacks and a safety pin.]]> 2022-01-27 13:45:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2015864487 Hou Min Zhi 5-2 https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2017496462 I used an old correction tape box, a paperclip (it had a plastic covering but i removed it) and 2 thumb tacks. this actually took a really short time.]]> 2022-01-28 08:28:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2017496462 Conrad Lee 5-2 https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2019711901 2022-01-30 08:11:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2019711901 Isaac Kee 5-3 https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2019794425 I used a small piece of wood and drilled paper clips and screws into the block of wood.
The switch consists of 2 screws, 2 paper clips and a block of wood. The first paper clip sits on the hinge and when it is closed, it slots into the second paper clip. For safety, the handle is insulated with rubber (the black thing).]]> 2022-01-30 10:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2019794425 Isaac Kee 5-3 https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2019795416 Closed-up shot. The switch is currently open.]]> 2022-01-30 10:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2019795416 Joshua Zhang Huai Zhi 5-2 https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2027177967 2022-02-03 10:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2027177967 Brandon Tiong Guo Tai https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2040010496 2022-02-10 11:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mijiworkshop/DIYswitch/wish/2040010496