You can accurately weigh that Pinewood Derby car on your home food
scale. just remember whatever you sand off you can add in weights .
sometimes dead center in that notch across the center and lightly cover
with plastic wood and paint and rub in a smoth coat of wax. leave
those wheels until as long as possible to prevent damage. remember all
the Cubs are winners some packs provide a winners certificate for
those who do not recieve trophies. Lee
On Sat,
Jan 12, 2008 at
11:24:20PM -0500, Bob Kennedy wrote:
> I would leave the wheels centered because there is no need for traction in
> this race. And they use a scientific scale to measure the cars down here so
> be careful about adding weights.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lenny McHugh
> To: Blind Handyman
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 3:51 PM
> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] pine wood derby
>
>
> Well I am helping my grandson build his pine wood derby for the Cub Scouts.
> My question is where is the best place for the weights. Some say over the
> rear wheels so it can push. Others say over the front wheels so the weight
> can help pull the car. I thought in the center of the car so there will be
> even pressure or friction on all wheels.
> I am a little disappointed with his new pack. For the last three years he
> designed and made the cars using my hand tools, bit and brace, coping saw,
> wood rasp and sanding blocks. The other evening one father brought his
> portable band saw to cut out patterns made by the kids. My grandson still
> elected to cut out his car using my tools. Some of his cars were a peanut
> shaped car and last year a dauphin, he used some small biscuits for the
> fins. This year he is making a car to resemble a stick of TNT.After he
> rounded over the car he used my forester bits to cut into the front and
> back
> where he will make a fuse.
> The dauphin peanut car won first place in his group and there the weights
> were centered. I think last year's car is still running down the track.
> I thought about taking a block of wood and cutting two dado slots that he
> could use for wheel alignment.The slots could hold the wheels straight
> until
> he hammers in the nail axles.
> Lenny, Please visit my home page http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/
> It's motivating, humorous and has a lot of resources.
>
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