Derby Talk

Soooo, Mr. Whoda, you forgot your WEDDING ANNIVERSARY one year!!!! Speedster.. No sir! I did not forget are wedding anniversary at all!.. :paperbag: I just could not for the life of me.. recall the year we were married in out of all thing's.. that's all! As far as the model car go's .. I got her a ...

:scratching: SO let me get this right.. The wife got you chocolates for sweetest day to commemorate your love and your complaining because they were not weight watchers chocolates! Speedster: Did you ask you're wife if she re-packaged the chocolates in to a different box with out the WW logo on the ...

What's going on Speedster? Not sure how to reply to your topic.. But the sweetest day for me would be to wake up and be vertical from a bad dream of wreaking my Red Bull soapbox derby car. And then to find out that the feathers on my back were from the feather bed. Oh how I most of had to much Red B...

Thank's Randy! I tried to find this video footage by the Truck Boss Show some time back after the race with no luck at all. I just ran across there video tonight and recalled the topic I started here about the TMC Big Rig Challenge and thought id link it to the topic. The wife and I enjoyed the TMC ...

Here is an additional link to some video footage of the race.. By the Truck Boss Show.
https://www.thetrucker.com/trucking-new ... challenge/

Sure Speedster! A two plane bend or compound bend is defined as a compound bend. In the plane view and a bend in the elevation. Think of tube bending! The nail axle is not a tube..however it is a round and a solid shaft much like tubing that can be bent in many different angles. Example.. Take your ...

Compound bends in the axle shaft!

What about grooving the axle shaft’s
Or tapering the axle head’s

What’s worked best for me is knocking off the
Burrs at the axle tips . So I don’t Destroy
The wheel bores while Inserting axles.

Small bench top table saw's :scratching: Cheep: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mini-Table-Saw/525990840?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=9126&adid=22222222227000000000&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=42423897272&wl4=pla-51320962143&wl5=9026475&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=115781808&wl11=online&wl12=525990840&veh=s...

Crazy...no doubt, Lazy...and getting lazier.Hazy...the product of a wasted youth I'm afraid. So what's the real deal Holifield off the shelf bore treatment for the lazy guy looking to save some time and a few bucks ? Ah Man all this time.. i thought the lazy man's bore polish was .. KIWI black shoe...

The Testor's air brush is a ready to use system.. I'm not sure that there are replacements parts being offered for this air brush kit from Testor's . You might be better off picking up a few more of there air brush kit's .. just so you'll have some for extra parts. https://www.countryporch.com/daric...

HI Eddie! The Kreg ksw 1000 mobile project center work bench is not bad for a work bench at $169. for drill press's.. The Shop fox w1668 drill press is not bad.. at $429. at home depot .. best value for the money is the WEN 4208 drill press at $85.95 If you have a Dremel Workstation you can try cutt...

I don't know how to put a bunch of "blue letters" up so you can click on it and get more information. If you do I'm sure it would be appreciated by many. Speedster, I received the same e-mail from Joel with Maximum Velocity. To help provide a link to the information that came through on e-mail I fo...

To find the BBCode, after you've uploaded your photo go the right hand corner and to the right of the "copy" link there is a down v-shaped arrow. Click that then click "get shared links" and that is where you can copy the BBCode that you need for posting pictures in a forum. Recently had to figure t...

Hi guys! It's been awhile so I thought I'd share some tips and tricks that I use while sizing and storing my Pinewood Derby axles. If you're anything like me, while working through a rather large pile of axles, they seem to always end up on the floor. https://i.imgur.com/4aOhwzW.jpg In the image you...