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- Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:40 am
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
- Topic: Stock Block
- Replies: 18
- Views: 25021
Re: Stock Block
I did the same thing only a little differently but basically for the same reason: to show that a pine block can be fast too! When the race schedule would show only two cars racing I would let one of the Cubs pick one of the cars I built to race against. After a year of doing this they got wise and s...
- Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:49 am
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: Back from districts! Video of powered derby car now posted.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15631
Re: Back from districts! Video of powered derby car now posted.
Which hobby shop?
Got a manufacturer/brand for the ducted fan?
Trying to cut down any searching time for myself here.
Da Graphite Kid
Got a manufacturer/brand for the ducted fan?
Trying to cut down any searching time for myself here.
Da Graphite Kid
- Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:17 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Photos
- Topic: My Midnight Deuce and a half...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13940
Re: My Midnight Deuce and a half...
Tou, You stated: "(I think that he either bent or chipped his prop after one of his runs though...I chipped mine later running backwards up the track. )" Can you tell me how well the car ran up the track and where the starting point for it was? I don't have Cub aged boys anymore (them thin...
- Fri May 22, 2009 11:48 am
- Forum: Space Derby
- Topic: Best Track
- Replies: 12
- Views: 24840
Re: Best Track
To keep the track feet from slipping on a waxed tile floor we used some 'grip matting' that we found at Wal-Mart in the kitchen section I believe. Its original intent was to be used under a dish drain rack I think.
Da Graphite Kid
Da Graphite Kid
- Wed May 13, 2009 12:24 pm
- Forum: Raingutter Regatta
- Topic: A new Raingutter Topic.... Qualifying BOX
- Replies: 4
- Views: 14016
Re: A new Raingutter Topic.... Qualifying BOX
We made a distinction between the hull and sail in the rules we have used: 1. Boats are to be built from the Official Cub Scout Raingutter Regatta Kits only. Decorations may be added to the boat hull, mast and sail but must not exceed the following specifications: • Hull Length: No longer than 7 inc...
- Wed May 13, 2009 11:20 am
- Forum: Space Derby
- Topic: Best Track
- Replies: 12
- Views: 24840
Re: Best Track
A weight option that we use on our home made track is a used 1 gallon milk/water jug filled with water (8 pounds).
Da Graphite Kid
Da Graphite Kid
- Sat Mar 01, 2008 6:26 am
- Forum: Raingutter Regatta
- Topic: PVC Gutter Experience needed
- Replies: 12
- Views: 28929
Re: PVC Gutter Experience needed
We have been using the 4-inch PVC pipes for several years now and have had no problems. We even built some for the District races and there were no problems there either. We have used table mounted stands/holders in the past but have since built free standing stands (?) for them.
Da Graphite Kid
Da Graphite Kid
- Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:07 pm
- Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
- Topic: Noisy (whistle) Outlaw car
- Replies: 20
- Views: 25219
Re: Noisy (whistle) Outlaw car
E-man, I guess that everyone’s derbies are a bit different. I built a car years ago and installed the noise maker that I received in a birthday card. It made a race car sound. Not big and it has to be manually switched on; but it is loud enough to be herd by all. Some of this may have to do with the...
- Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:27 am
- Forum: Raingutter Regatta
- Topic: Raingutter Regatta Track Designs
- Replies: 10
- Views: 50863
Re: Raingutter Regatta Track Designs
Rainman, We've found that we can fill the 4" PVC 'gutters' right up to the brim without problems. We also keep some extra water on hand to top them back off with should some get blown out. I was able to make a jig to split our PVC and did so with the caps already glued on. With five tracks bein...
- Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:26 am
- Forum: Light Trees
- Topic: HELP!! Attempting to make a Light Tree
- Replies: 14
- Views: 27268
Re: HELP!! Attempting to make a Light Tree
That's a whole lot of very useful information on your web page - thanks for posting the link! Thanks also for all the information.
Da Graphite Kid
Da Graphite Kid
- Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:27 am
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: Rocket Propelled Pinewood Derby Car
- Replies: 20
- Views: 24415
Re: Rocket Propelled Pinewood Derby Car
I know of a guy who built an Estes rocket powered car. It ran on a wooden track and did not fly off at all. The track was outdoors when the rocket car was run. I was told that it screamed down the track, off the end, across the parking lot and hit the curb - thereby rendering itself into a million s...
- Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:13 am
- Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
- Topic: Rocket Propelled Pinewood Derby Car
- Replies: 20
- Views: 24415
Re: Rocket Propelled Pinewood Derby Car
Now that's cool! I wonder though if we could think of some way of using his PCB to trip some mechanism that would cause a pinewood derby car to flip/stop/fall apart while racing... For years I have been trying to figure a way of building a pinewood derby car that I can race against the Cub Scouts (s...
- Tue Sep 12, 2006 12:17 pm
- Forum: Planning, Preps & Running the Race
- Topic: Weighing the cars ... safely
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11596
Re: Weighing the cars ... safely
I used balsa wood to build a four sided box to put the pwd cars on. This is light, sturdy, cheap (I had the balsa on hand), and worked very well. I like the idea of using the clear plastic deli boxes and styrofoam blocks.
Da Graphite Kid
Da Graphite Kid
- Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:44 am
- Forum: Commercial
- Topic: Cubmobile Timing
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14724
Re: Cubmobile Timing
John, Thanks for the offer of the plans - I sent you a pm so you could e-mail me the plans. I looked into this last year and thought that the easiest and most robust way to detect a finish order or time would be to use one of those pressure sensitive mats like are used in stores. You know, the black...
- Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:07 am
- Forum: General Coordinator Topics
- Topic: What is BSA legal ???
- Replies: 25
- Views: 31489
Re: What is BSA legal ???
Stan,
I checked all the kits I have and even some old computer files but did not find any that have the drill + sandpaper but I know that I have seen them. Does anyone have a copy of these they could send to us - purely as a 'sanity check' of course.
Da Graphite Kid
I checked all the kits I have and even some old computer files but did not find any that have the drill + sandpaper but I know that I have seen them. Does anyone have a copy of these they could send to us - purely as a 'sanity check' of course.
Da Graphite Kid