Derby Talk

Hmmm... Now I'm doubting my recollection. Strange, but that memory is so vivid! I crawled into the back of a storage cabinet and unearthed a damaged but unopened "blue box end" kit (official BSA at that time) and looked at the insert (copyright 1985) and did not see what I recall. Now I n...

I am working on a display case for the boys cars (see below), and have one small problem. http://s118.photobucket.com/albums/o88/BubbaForShort/WithCars.jpg http://s118.photobucket.com/albums/o88/BubbaForShort/Dowelsstickingout.jpg I am using 2 pairs of dowel rods on which the cars rest when mounted ...

I would vote to reject it, esp. depending on what the pad is actually made of. A soft or flexible washer is still a washer. Same goes for the glue / graphite "washer". Not an integral part. The borderline case I have considered previously is applying graphite to the area while the paint or...

Mr. Slick mentioned a CO2 car video above. Heeeere it is: http://www.dropshots.com/videolink.php?userid=44800&cdate=20060515&ctime=205459&showVideo=1 I found it in the Rocket Propelled Pinewood Derby string under General Car / Truck Racer Topics (Thanks, Joker). I also would be intereste...

Below is a picture of my son's Batman car from last year, and the action figure from which we drew (literally) our inspiration. http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o88/BubbaForShort/BatmanStanding.jpg Since neither he nor I are "freehand" artists, we had to start by laying the action figure...

I would also take a look at the post from Stan Pope under the Construction Workshops forum entitled PowerPoint presentation on PWD Design / Construction. EDIT: added the link below. http://www.derbytalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=53 The correct links to his 2 presentations are on the 2nd page, and for peop...

For years, people swore by a flex type design, and it may work great on a Super Rough track, but on anything else, they do not like flex at all. I would think this would be even worse on a "4 wheel touching" car. One thing to remember, you spend a bunch of time trying to acheive perfect/p...

My Newby thoughts on encouraging attendance: Every year at our November Pack meeting we hand out car kits to the boys to "kick off" the season. This year we will be including with the kits both a set of the Council rules (our pack sticks to them exactly :D) and a flyer for workshops (our f...

The sound you hear is my palm striking my forehead in the classic "duh" response :!: Being the precise type, I would try to steer the little hands holding the board to make a nice, symmetrical cut right down the middle, providing a nice little path for the finish laser to slide through. Th...

Newby here - I looked through most of the construction posts and could not find this one addressed yet. The boys and I have a band saw rather than a scroll saw. When they come up with a design that involves removing material from the center of the car (ex. a rail car), our usual approach (4 hand met...