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Bargain Store Project #39 Vibrating Toothbrush powered Paint Roller Tray Car

2,493 views · Published 26 November 2013 · 9:24 · Indexed 22 September 2026

Channel: GrandadIsAnOldMan · 2013 · Science & Technology

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This must be the slowest moving car I have built. In this episode I use a vibrating toothbrush and the foam rollers, fluffy rollers, and the plastic tray from the paint roller set to make a "Vibrating Toothbrush powered Paint Roller Tray Car". I have used some of the video from projects #36 and #38 so you can see the original packaging the items came in. You could skip to 3:30 to miss those bits.
To get it moving I have to add a step down pulley assembly to provide the right gearing. The foam rollers and the fluffy rollers just wanted to stick to the ground, getting them to actually roll took far more effort than I expected. Usually I get trouble with wheel spin due to lack of grip but in this project I had the opposite problem, too much grip.

Remember, these bargain stores also sell plenty of toys for £1 or less so the project is not about making a cheap toy. It is about taking something and 'hacking' or 'repurposing' it to do something other than what it was designed to do. I am using bargain store products to limit my initial outlay.

The main components are:
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Plastic paint roller tray
2 Foam rollers
2 Fluffy rollers
Vibrating toothbrush

Tools
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Hot Glue Gun
Saw
Hobby knife

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