Recent content by SecondLawRacing

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    Street Stock change! POLL VOTE NOW!!!

    As a total novice with only scout car building experience, this idea interests me as a low pressure and fun way to begin to learn the ropes of league racing.
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    NPWDRL Gets Even Better!

    Suspension of Thermodynamic Law. Always a crowd pleaser. Can't wait to hear about the performance of the new gate!
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    Going to Insane Levels

    I've got a lot if work to do...
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    Going to Insane Levels

    If I master the toothpick trick, will that qualify me as a Ninja or a Jedi?
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    Going to Insane Levels

    OK, I'm sure like many of the seasoned board veterans, I am a DIY'er at heart. I want to learn by trial and error how to make axles and wheels insanely slick and fast. I've decided to work on axles first. Removing crimp marks from stock BSA axles and working my way through 1000 to 12000 grit...
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    essential hand tools?

    Thanks for the replies, fellas! Working with wood is new to me. I come from a more mechanical, metal fab type background. As far as Chief's question goes, I'm not sure how far this new journey will go yet, but we all know how hobbies turn into obsessions. Right now my son and I are enjoying the...
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    essential hand tools?

    OK, the kid and I have officially been bitten by the pinewood bug. I can see that it is easy to spend too much money on tools that are ineffective. My question is twofold, what do you all see as the "must have" hand tools, and is which specialty tools are worth investing in? This all came about...