Hello, I am Ritvik a high school student. I hate letting things go to waste my 10-year old broke his remote control car recently and has stopped using it. This car just lies in a corner of my house. So I decided to make a walking stick that produces its own light with this broken car.

Supplies

Dowel Rod
Walking stick or a thick stick
Broken remote control car
Drill

Step 1: Take Out Wires, Wheels, Light, and Gears From the Car

Most remote control cars have pretty long wires carefully take them out without damaging the wires. Some RC cars have LED lights so it shouldn't be too hard to take out 1 or 2 LED lights. If your car does don't have an LED light you can get them from broken remotes of the controller, Christmas lights, etc. I already had a spare wheel so I didn't take out a wheel. It is easy to take out the wheel using a heated blade or a sharp knife to cut the axel and take out the wheel. My wheel popped right out after removing a screw.

Step 2: Attach the Wheel and a Gear to the Walking Stick

Drill a hole through the walking stick. The hole can be the size of the axel from the car, I used a piece of scrap wood. Most cars do have gears to maximize the output of the motor. Some RC cars have a box of gears that you can directly mount onto the walking with the help of tape or hot glue.

Step 3: Attach the Motor to the Walking Stick

Drill a small hole for the motor axel of the motor to go through. Add the gear to the motor and glue it to the stick. If the axel isn't long enough u can extend it using a nail or a pin that is glued to the gear. This is a pretty easy step. Sometimes the Rc car might have a motor holder which you can use to help attach the motor to the stick.

Step 4: Connect the Light to the Motor Using Wires From the RC Car

This is the easiest step. Use the wires from the wire and connect the motor and light. If the light doesn't turn on when you spin the motor try reversing the wires. The longer side of the led is usually the positive side. In the image, I turned on the LED light just by spinning the motor the wheel which spun the gears which in turn spun the motor produced electricity and lit the LED.

Step 5: Attach a Reflective Surface Behind the Light

I had a waste bowl which I used as a reflective surface u can use a lot of things like aluminum foil. broken torches etc

Step 6: Spin the Wheel and Produce Your Light

Uses

Give to people who need a walking stick
Use it in the night for late-night bathroom trips
Give it to ur kids for them to play with and enjoy

Benefits

Does not use pollute and is clean energy
Works like a torch on a walking stick
Can add a battery to it and use it without spinning the wheel
Can be modified to have more light and be brighter if you have a bunch of broken Christmas lights.

Introduction: Walking Stick Which Produces Light