Derby Talk

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Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:30 pm

So whick Rejex product is the one to use. They make several

This stuff: http://rejex.com/rejex-high-gloss-finish-that-protects/

I've done that as well VK. I usually don't worry about the epoxy in the slot. It is mostly just insurance. But, I have had to clean a drill bit or two. And, I have trouble with epoxy staying sticky all the time. I just did some. Don't know what it was like on the inside. But, it was still tacky a d...

You not only can drill your slots with the Clear Jig - you should. I fill mine with epoxy first. Still clearly visible, but I don't have to worry about the axles loosening. I actually prefer to roll a toothpick in epoxy and insert that into the slot. The reasons are a few: - Epoxy in slots takes a ...

I've read through the thread and have a couple of q's. I think I'm in a similar spot as sleestak, as we're both suffering from dismal childhood derby failures. Young KOB had his mind made up he was going to make his as thin as possible. He cut his like a plank, and added a big ole lead plate weight...

Has anyone used this jig yet? I debating on buying a jig, but, choking on the cost of these things. The $200 for the silver bullet, the wife may divorce me. $115 for this, I could probably hide that from the wife, and then there is The Block for $60, wife would never notice that. The Block is the c...

If the oil is not viscous enough, though, it won't stay in the wheel bore. It really is a sweet spot to hit.

Congrats!

I didnt to anything to my axels as far as another lube. I had bought a can of liquid silicone with teflon and I tested it on a big nail. well 20 minute later the nail was still wet. So I didnt want to mix by derby oil with wet silicone so I just used the oil plain on the axles. You really want some...

My experience with Krytox is that the spin test doesn't last as long as with graphite, but on the track, under load, the cars are at least as fast as with graphite. Plus, it's a lot less messy to have Krytox at our workshops than graphite (which always left a big black mess). But I'm more experienc...

Hey fellas. So My car is ready. All I have left in bend my axels. I'm planning the back 2 2.5 degree and the 1 touching front wheel 1.5 degree. My question is....This Thursday night we turn in the cars. The race is Friday night 7pm. When should I oil the wheels and axels. Wednesday so I have time t...

Definitely use oil. Be sure and coat your bores and axles with a good choice of oil-repellent treatment!

If they're getting ready to update the molds, I would love for the wheels to come with some kind of witness marks inside of the wheel to help dissuade people from doing internal weight removal. As long as it's some sort of marking that can't be duplicated with machining, I think that would be a gre...

If they're getting ready to update the molds, I would love for the wheels to come with some kind of witness marks inside of the wheel to help dissuade people from doing internal weight removal.

We replaced our old Best Track this year with a new one. It's a great track except we have a problem with cars jumping on the outside lane. Most of the cars jumping are more backloaded with weight. If we run the cars backwards they are fine. All seams on the track appear to be flush and tight, noth...

Here's his final product. Just looking at that wheelbase hurts. Hope we tuned it right!