Please Hammer, Don't Hurt Em

You can build a hole for your dream miniature golf course that has this smashing obstacle -- the Hammer Time hazard! Using cardboard boxes, Crickit, Circuit Playground Express, a gearbox motor, and some craft supplies, you'll create a relentless hammer obstacle that takes just the right timing to avoid that hazard and sink your ball in the hole!

Parts

1 x Adafruit CRICKIT for Circuit Playground Express

Crickit: Creative Robotics and Interactive Construction Kit is an add-on to Circuit Playground Express that lets you #MakeRobotFriend using CircuitPython and MakeCode

1 x Circuit Playground Express

Round, Awesome Microcontroller Board

1 x TT Motor DC Gearbox

200 RPM 3 to 6VDC

1 x Alkaline AA batteries

3 pack

1 x 3 x AA Battery Holder

with On/Off Switch

1 x Male DC Power adapter

2.1mm plug to screw terminal block

micro USB cable

1 x Mini Metal Speaker w/ Wires

8 ohm 0.5W

Materials & Tools

For this project you'll need:

Large corrugated cardboard box
Small corrugated cardboard box
Popsicle stick
Toothpick or bamboo skewer
Paddle wheel attachment for TT motor or other wheel
2ea. Zip ties
Wire twist tie
Magic Spring, a.k.a. "Slinky"
Golf ball and putter (or you can improvise -- make your own cardboard putter!)
Paper cup
Hobby knife
Pencil
Hot glue gun and glue, or white glue and patience
Packing tape

This guide was first published on Jul 05, 2018. It was last updated on Jul 05, 2018.

This page (Overview) was last updated on Jul 02, 2018.

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