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An illustrated celebration of the engineering around us

MECHANICAL PENCIL

An illustrated celebration of the engineering around us

MECHANICAL PENCIL

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Why the Pez Dispenser?

Well mostly because I thought it would be fun. I'm sure many of you used these as a kid, and yes, they still exist today, just with new characters on top now. Inside the dispenser is 5 parts, 12 pieces of candy and some clever engineering.

The main question: how does the candy continually push out and reload? Let's get into it.

Let's Walk Through the Steps of Using the Pez Dispenser

In case you don't remember how it works from your childhood…

Let's Walk Through the Steps of Using the Pez Dispenser

In case you don't remember how it works from your childhood…

Let's open up the Pez Dispenser

Let's see what parts have been hiding inside the dispenser all these years

Let's open up the Pez Dispenser

Let's see what parts have been hiding inside the dispenser all these years

Sleeve

Magazine

Head

Platform

Spring

Candy x 12

Examining the Critical Parts

It's a relatively simple assembly, but let's focus on a few parts to better understand them

Examining the Critical Parts

It's a relatively simple assembly, but let's focus on a few parts to better understand them

Okay, time to walk through the mechanism

Let's dispense a piece of candy, step by step, to understand how the dispenser mechanism works.

Okay, time to walk through the mechanism

Let's dispense a piece of candy, step by step, to understand how the dispenser mechanism works.

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© 2025 Bryan Macomber Design LLC. All Rights Reserved.

© 2025 Bryan Macomber Design LLC. All Rights Reserved.

© 2025 Bryan Macomber Design LLC. All Rights Reserved.