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by Lakewood
Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:45 pm
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: Fleet results 2012
Replies: 0
Views: 14803

Fleet results 2012

We had great results at our pack races this year. This is my son's third year racing the Derby, he has finished 1st and 2nd in the pack championships the past two years. Lol, we completed the hattrick and finished 3rd this year :idk: He is excited, he now has a blue ribbon, red ribbon, and a white r...
by Lakewood
Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:55 am
Forum: General Car/Truck Racer Topics
Topic: How Not to Run A Pinewood Derby Event
Replies: 20
Views: 18517

Re: How Not to Run A Pinewood Derby Event

We have a 2 page rule book in our district that if we cut the extra wording could probably be cut to about a page and a half, so it's pretty simple i think. I have inspected our pack cars for a number of years now. I take an different approach to the rules that has caught on well with the parents. I...
by Lakewood
Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:14 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: wood putty at axles?
Replies: 4
Views: 4240

Re: wood putty at axles?

We were planning to do this before we polished the axles. In our test we let the putty sit for 24 hours so it would completly harden and it could be sanded really well.
by Lakewood
Tue Mar 20, 2012 2:57 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: wood putty at axles?
Replies: 4
Views: 4240

wood putty at axles?

So we were playing around with where the wheels meet the body and tried putting wood putty on the body with the axle in place. We then removed the axle and sanded the putty down to a shiny almost plastic appearance, much smoother than we could sand the wood. I have 2 questions. Has anyone here tried...
by Lakewood
Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:33 pm
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Tungsten Cylinder Heights
Replies: 3
Views: 3614

Re: Tungsten Cylinder Heights

Wow that was simple. :oops:
Thanks fs
by Lakewood
Fri Mar 02, 2012 11:32 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Tungsten Cylinder Heights
Replies: 3
Views: 3614

Tungsten Cylinder Heights

Hey Guys, I've just recently got back on after a 6 year absence (no boys in cubs at the time). I have kept up with the new stuff every January through March (I still got the fever every year. My question is, can anyone tell me the Height of 1/2 oz, 3/16 oz, and 1/16 oz tungsten cylinders? I realize ...