I wanted to pass on what I thought was a great deal and tip.
One of the difficulties in building an Eliminator Class car with John's 0.084" axles is that they are extremely tight in a standard #45 (0.082") axle hole. I have found two solutions.
1) Drill the hole with a 2.1mm carbide drill bit - this works real well most of the time (might be slightly loose in softest wood), but the bits are harder to come by.
2) I use a 0.0835" chucking reamer to ream the hole out after drilling with a #45. Now I thought I had great news because last week these were only $5.92 on Amazon, but just looked today and they are $14.70
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002PHNJXG/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
Anyway, that's two ways to get the job done without wrecking your thumbs, or axles or holes.
One of the difficulties in building an Eliminator Class car with John's 0.084" axles is that they are extremely tight in a standard #45 (0.082") axle hole. I have found two solutions.
1) Drill the hole with a 2.1mm carbide drill bit - this works real well most of the time (might be slightly loose in softest wood), but the bits are harder to come by.
2) I use a 0.0835" chucking reamer to ream the hole out after drilling with a #45. Now I thought I had great news because last week these were only $5.92 on Amazon, but just looked today and they are $14.70
Anyway, that's two ways to get the job done without wrecking your thumbs, or axles or holes.
