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by gotquestion
Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:10 am
Forum: Construction Workshops
Topic: cutting metal on a wood-only band saw?
Replies: 8
Views: 20840

Re: cutting metal on a wood-only band saw?

Good point!! Don't want to rip out teeth :)
by gotquestion
Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:07 am
Forum: Construction Workshops
Topic: Teaching physics of PWD to WEBELO 2's
Replies: 11
Views: 18947

Re: Teaching physics of PWD to WEBELO 2's

OK, It looks like no-one else has done this.

Do you think it would be too advanced for W2's to understand?
by gotquestion
Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:48 am
Forum: Construction Workshops
Topic: cutting metal on a wood-only band saw?
Replies: 8
Views: 20840

cutting metal on a wood-only band saw?

Is it possible?

I know I'd need a high TPI, metal-cutting blade but is there any reason that cutting thin steel on a wood-only band saw would be a mistake?

The owners manual says no but, I don't know of that is the engineer or the lawyer talking.

Thanks for your input.
by gotquestion
Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:43 am
Forum: Construction Workshops
Topic: Teaching physics of PWD to WEBELO 2's
Replies: 11
Views: 18947

Teaching physics of PWD to WEBELO 2's

Our second year WEBELO's will graduate before the PWD next Spring. I have spoke with the den leader and proposed we have a 1 to 2 day training session on the physics of PWD where we would discuss free-body diagrams, friction, CG, etc., build and race weighted pine wood blocks (no aerodynamics or ast...
by gotquestion
Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:10 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Re-work to prep for District?
Replies: 7
Views: 7093

Re: Re-work to prep for District?

Used graphite lube on all cars.

Will re-lube on race day.

Likely to be about 10 runs on all cars at first race.

I don't know how many to expect at District...
by gotquestion
Thu Mar 23, 2006 5:41 am
Forum: Car & Semi-Truck Construction
Topic: Re-work to prep for District?
Replies: 7
Views: 7093

Re-work to prep for District?

I figure this has likely been discussed before but, I didn't find a thread on this issue... What, if any re-work do you guys do on a winning car to prepare for another race which is 1 to 3 weeks away? or, to ask another way, Will a car get slower just by sitting 3 weeks in a shoe box? My boys took 1...
by gotquestion
Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:37 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Used Tracks
Replies: 13
Views: 17802

Re: Used Tracks

cobalt, you have a PM