Derby Talk

Sleestak wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 15, 2019 5:38 pm

Tried to bend a axel tonight using the board trick. Total failure. Not only did it not bend it hurt my hand . Maybe my axels are crome? I think maybe I've been pranked. Buying the axel bender I tap with hammer tonight.

What kind of axles are you using?

Mornin. Todays question... I can not yet find max pro spray silicone. Does brand name really matter. Would any quality brand name spray silicone work as well? Going to home depot after work to check there. If you have a Microcenter near you, you can purchase it there. Another option would be the 3M...

Vitamin k I will try this. I have several axel to practice on. Thanks. Do you agree the back axels shoukd angle 2.5% and the front 1.5%. Or should all 3 be 2.5% Doing this free style by hand Ill be guessing. We just need to beat some 5 year okld girls and their dads who arw not putting the work or ...

The drill jigs are an investment. They work very well if you buy one of the precision ones, like the Clear Drill Jig. However, bending axles is not hard to do by hand. Here is my method (Stolen from Stan Pope): - Get a piece of pine (or other soft wood) about 1x1x3 (The exact dimensions don't matter...

Now thats what I'm talking about Vikimin K. Ok oil it is. Ill return this graphite I bought. Tell be the greatest oil on the planet. I know there are 2 maybe 3 kinds. Most of the oils available are based on Krytox GPL 100. Some are just pure Krytox, others have additives to (allegedly) make them fa...

Here's my takes: 1. Rules state oil is allowed. My question is should I use oil on a track where most of the other cars will be using graphite? If the car makes several runs I dont want graphite dust getting in my oil tires. Should I just use graphite? My kids have run oil at Derbies full of graphit...

Double elimination format, though:

87106's are the swabs that I use as well. I feel far more confident that my kids (or myself, even) can polish the bores without tearing them up.

Wait a minute VK isn’t the shiny foil tape also considered a duct tape for air conditioner ducts? So it isn’t considered as a duct tape as well! Although I know what your saying about the foil tape As it has the higher adhesion and sticks to most everything. I just had to toss this thought in about...

Very nice, Speedster!

I do something similar, but with the shiny foil tape as opposed to duct tape.

The Silver Bullet Pro jig has been out of production for quite some time now.

Might I recommend you look into the Clear Drill Jig instead? Star Cars Derby has them, including the one with the new 5th bushing that drills a pre-toed-in axle for the DFW.

Thanks for the complement....I just hope they stay on. If anything, they do make it look cool. I updated the Pinterest link with a couple other ones we created. If you have the time, you can get a little creative with the spoon. On one we used the normal shape of the spoon and drooped it to a point...

This is a cool idea, btw. I just might have to steal it.

How much does the lead-filled canopy end up weighing when all is said and done?

I like the look of the narrow end in the rear. Seems like that would technically be more aerodynamic, too.

VK, that might be true. However, I doubt that any Scout Race, including the Mid America, allows changing the bore size to something smaller. As always, I could be wrong. Rules disallow things like bushings. They don't disallow bore treatments. It is possible one could use a "treatment" that would b...