Speedster wrote:Would you please explain the 5/8" and the stick?
The 5/8" should have been 5/16". Thanks for catching that.
I've recommended craft sticks to cubs/parents in our pack as a nice way to create wings on cars if the boys want them. They're easy to shape. If you cut off 5/16" the back, you will need 5/16" added in front. If you make a narrow front end from the front axle slot forward, you can place the craft stick wing crosswise and epoxy it in place. The craft stick seems more durable than pine does.
Our track's stop section has been beaten up over the years (an about 12-year old Piantedosi 3-lane wooden track with the foam piece held in place by two bolts and the rising rubber grips almost worn off) and the cars blast through the foam and strike the bolt pretty hard. We have used various things such as carpet remnants, coats, pillows, etc to be the stop, but some cars (my sons, especially) seem to get under some of them and still strike the bolt fairly hard. My sons have had some of their cars have the front end break when it was just pine. The craft stick survives a lot better. No broken cars when we use them.
I've been perusing
this thread and am trying to come up with a better stopping section (than what we have) for the track. Comments on that should be put in that thread, please. Our Cubmaster is contemplating getting a new track, so the project may become moot.
