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* '''Cam''' profiles ''(i.e. the shape of the outer edge of the cam against which the '''Follower''' engages)'' can be drawn as a '''[[Displacement Diagram]]''' using '''[[Drawing Instruments]]''' or '''[[CAD]]''' software.
*  '''Cams''' for models can be made simply by drilling an [http://wiki.dtonline.org/index.php/Template:Stripwood_Materials_Buyers_Guide_(1) '''MDF''' or '''Ply Disc'''] off-centre to make an '''[[Eccentric Cam]]''' or by mounting a disc at an angle to a dowel axle to make a '''[[Swashplate]]'''.
* The use of '''Cams''' can most easily be explored using '''Contruction Kits''' such as those listed below.
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| <dtamazon product="B01CQBNE1M" type="image">Engino "STEM Mechanics" Cams and Cranks Set</dtamazon>
| <dtamazon product="B003DKJEDI" type="image">Engino ENG-M06 Cams and Cranks</dtamazon>
| <dtamazon product="B01CQBNCXM" type="image">Engino "STEM Mechanics" Levers and Linkages Set </dtamazon>
| <dtamazon product="B01BLF1U9C" type="image">Fischertechnik 536622 - Mechanic & Static 2 </dtamazon>
| <dtamazon product="B001NETDSM" type="image">Simple And Motorized Mechanisms Base Set </dtamazon>
| <dtamazon product="B00LX433UG" type="image">Engino Education Design And Technology Master Construction Set, Covering Simple Machines, Structures, Bridges, Rewable Energy, Forces And Energy Motion </dtamazon>
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| <dtamazon product="B01CQBNE1M" type="text">Engino "STEM Mechanics" Cams and Cranks Set</dtamazon>
| <dtamazon product="B003DKJEDI" type="text">Engino ENG-M06 Cams and Cranks</dtamazon>
| <dtamazon product="B01CQBNCXM" type="text">Engino "STEM Mechanics" Levers and Linkages Set</dtamazon>
| <dtamazon product="B01BLF1U9C" type="text">Fischertechnik 536622 - Mechanic & Static 2 </dtamazon>
| <dtamazon product="B001NETDSM" type="text">Simple And Motorized Mechanisms Base Set </dtamazon>
| <dtamazon product="B00LX433UG" type="text">Engino Education Design and Technology Master Construction Set</dtamazon>
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