# Pushrod Garage ## Overview https://youtu.be/vQTELf_5vZ8 https://youtu.be/-YP4AJ8P04Y You can build your own model garage with a functioning automatic garage door powered by a Circuit Playground Express, servo motor, and pushrod mechanism created with a paperclip, cardboard, a dowel, and a straw! You'll code the Circuit Playground Express using MakeCode so that it can open or close your garage door at the press of a button, and even build a light activation mode that will automatically open the door for you! ## Parts & Materials For materials, you'll need: - small, corrugated cardboard box - drinking straw - wooden dowel or bamboo skewer - paper clip. The electronics you'll need are listed below. ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/053/679/medium800/projects_sliderCrank_0043_2k.jpg?1526082184) ### Circuit Playground Express [Circuit Playground Express](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333) **Circuit Playground Express** is the next step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. We've taken the original Circuit Playground Classic and made it even better! Not only did we pack even more sensors in, we also made it even easier to... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3333/guides) ![A Black woman's manicured hand holds a round microcontroller with lit up LEDs.](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/3333-05.jpg) ### Standard servo - TowerPro SG-5010 [Standard servo - TowerPro SG-5010](https://www.adafruit.com/product/155) This high-torque standard servo can rotate approximately 180 degrees (90 in each direction). You can use any servo code, hardware, or library to control these servos. Good for beginners who want to make stuff move without building a motor controller with feedback & gearbox. Comes with 3... Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/155) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/155/guides) ![Standard hobby servo with three pin cable](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/155-01.jpg) ### Small Alligator Clip to Male Jumper Wire Bundle - 6 Pieces [Small Alligator Clip to Male Jumper Wire Bundle - 6 Pieces](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3448) When working with unusual non-header-friendly surfaces, these handy cables will be your best friends! No longer will you have long, cumbersome strands of alligator clips. These compact jumper cables have a premium male header on one end and a grippy mini alligator clip on the... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3448) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3448/guides) ![Group of Small Alligator Clip to Male Jumper Wires](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/3448-00.jpg) ## Tools Here are the tools you'll use to build the project: - Hobby knife - Metal ruler - Hot melt glue gun and hot melt glue -- either low or high temperature is fine - Pencil - Small pair of pliers for paper clip bending (optional, you can do it with your fingers too!) - [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/pushrod-garage/pushrod-mechanism.md) ## Guide Products ### Circuit Playground Express [Circuit Playground Express](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333) **Circuit Playground Express** is the next step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. We've taken the original Circuit Playground Classic and made it even better! Not only did we pack even more sensors in, we also made it even easier to... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3333/guides) ### Standard servo - TowerPro SG-5010 [Standard servo - TowerPro SG-5010](https://www.adafruit.com/product/155) This high-torque standard servo can rotate approximately 180 degrees (90 in each direction). You can use any servo code, hardware, or library to control these servos. Good for beginners who want to make stuff move without building a motor controller with feedback & gearbox. Comes with 3... Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/155) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/155/guides) ### Small Alligator Clip to Male Jumper Wire Bundle - 6 Pieces [Small Alligator Clip to Male Jumper Wire Bundle - 6 Pieces](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3448) When working with unusual non-header-friendly surfaces, these handy cables will be your best friends! No longer will you have long, cumbersome strands of alligator clips. These compact jumper cables have a premium male header on one end and a grippy mini alligator clip on the... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3448) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3448/guides) ## Related Guides - [Adafruit Circuit Playground Express](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-circuit-playground-express.md) - [Make It Log](https://learn.adafruit.com/make-it-data-log-spreadsheet-circuit-playground.md) - [Makey Paper Craft ](https://learn.adafruit.com/makey-paper-craft.md) - [MakeCode for Circuit Playground Express](https://learn.adafruit.com/makecode.md) - [Drone Claw](https://learn.adafruit.com/drone-claw.md) - [Sparkle Skirt Playground](https://learn.adafruit.com/sparkle-skirt-playground.md) - [CircuitPython Snow Globe](https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpython-snow-globe.md) - [Android GBoard Morse Code Control with Circuit Playground Express](https://learn.adafruit.com/android-gboard-morse-code-at-with-circuitplayground-express.md) - [Animatronic Glowing Medusa Headdress](https://learn.adafruit.com/animatronic-glowing-medusa-headdress.md) - [Esenciales para CircuitPython](https://learn.adafruit.com/esenciales-para-circuitpython.md) - [Make It Bubble](https://learn.adafruit.com/make-it-bubble.md) - [LED Reactive Light-Up Hockey Puck in MakeCode](https://learn.adafruit.com/led-hockey-puck.md) - [Using EduBlocks with Circuit Playground Express](https://learn.adafruit.com/using-edublocks-with-circuit-playground-express.md) - [No-Touch Hand Wash Timer for Circuit Playground Express and CLUE](https://learn.adafruit.com/no-touch-hand-wash-timer-for-cpx-and-clue.md) - [Crickit Powered Mini Chair Swing Ride!](https://learn.adafruit.com/mini-chair-swing-ride.md) - [Automatic Mechanical Watch Winder](https://learn.adafruit.com/automatic-mechanical-watch-winder.md)