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- Sun Feb 12, 2012 6:08 pm
- Forum: Do-It-Yourself
- Topic: Adding a Friction Brake to an Old Track
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Re: Adding a Friction Brake to an Old Track
We had our race yesterday and the McMaster-Carr material performed great and held up pretty well. We had 120+ races and and no cars reached the end of the 3' stop section. Zero damage to any cars. Thanks so much for the recommendations.
- Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:35 am
- Forum: Do-It-Yourself
- Topic: Adding a Friction Brake to an Old Track
- Replies: 48
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Re: Adding a Friction Brake to an Old Track
That picture is almost exactly what we did for our stop section. The missing piece was the right material on the stop section. I put the McMaster-Carr stuff on and will see how it works in two weeks at our derby. McMaster-Carr was easy to deal with and the product was extremely easy to put on the st...
- Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:20 am
- Forum: Do-It-Yourself
- Topic: Adding a Friction Brake to an Old Track
- Replies: 48
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Re: Adding a Friction Brake to an Old Track
:welcome: Rich! Can anyone recommend a material I can put on top of the stop section lanes that works well to stop the cars and is somewhat durable (will at least last a single derby). This topic seems close to that question. (I suppose that toolbox liner can vary greatly in quality - have you trie...
- Thu Jan 05, 2012 9:04 am
- Forum: Do-It-Yourself
- Topic: Adding a Friction Brake to an Old Track
- Replies: 48
- Views: 72196
Re: Adding a Friction Brake to an Old Track
First off, I want to thank everyone. I've learned alot, my son has done fairly well and we've been able to help some other people with what I've read on this site. A couple of years ago, we added a stop section that had the wheels drop off, but the cars slid across way too fast. Last year, we put st...