First of all this helped me a lot, thank you.
Secondly I still regret putting those batteries near my mouth.
I have used a 27 gauge wire now istead of the earlier thinner one, there surely is magnetism in the bolt. It can freely hold a jumbo paper clip on both side, and there is slightly more...
Small update : I bought a 27 gauge wire, instead of the previous one which was around 32-34 gauge
Still didn't have time to make changes, I'll keep you guys posted.
So what I did was I removed the coiling, and re did it from the center, now both sides have 400 coils each.
I have connected the live wire to the armature and I don't feel any repulsive force, on both the sides, where the metal bolt is going up or down it gets attracted towards the magnet even...
So what I'll do is buy a few bigger magnets and shorten the size of the bolt, I have a 3 inch bolt that I can use.
Also how do I wind the wire, if I keep it the same direction (from left to right) do I start winding again from the beginning of the bolt (from the left) or start from the place I...
Thank you for the suggestions.
The armature bolt is a 4 inch long bolt.
I wound the string by starting at one end and moving towards the end of the bolt, then I moved from under the pipe to the other side, when I reached the end of the other side I wound it again towards the starting point...
Summary : i have tried changing the batteries and wire,but still nothing. The wire is insulated and the coating is removed at the ends of the battery and the point where the wire touches the commutator. I have not counted the number of coils. This is required for a school project. If someone has...