(Disclaimer: this is my first post here!)
Back story: Our local gym is hosting a fun pinewood derby for all members. My daughter is only just about to turn 4, and too young to really take part, so she 'helped' me put this one together. We don't plan to take the award since I don't count it as being built 100% by her. Basically, she helped me sand it, sprayed some paint/lacquer, and helped place the gems.
The end result is a girly and fun derby car! Although it's our first attempt, I've tried to make a 3-wheel rail-rider, and to properly weight the vehicle with CoM 1" in front of the rear wheels. The body is a modified thin wedge. Axles lubed with basic graphite. I had to drill canted holes for the rear axles since the rules stipulated that I could not modify (bend) them in any way. Likewise, wheel are as provided, cannot be modified. I'm working on aligning the car, and I've noticed that one of the wheels spins for substantially less time when flicked by hand and it's pulling the car off center. Work continues!
Back story: Our local gym is hosting a fun pinewood derby for all members. My daughter is only just about to turn 4, and too young to really take part, so she 'helped' me put this one together. We don't plan to take the award since I don't count it as being built 100% by her. Basically, she helped me sand it, sprayed some paint/lacquer, and helped place the gems.
The end result is a girly and fun derby car! Although it's our first attempt, I've tried to make a 3-wheel rail-rider, and to properly weight the vehicle with CoM 1" in front of the rear wheels. The body is a modified thin wedge. Axles lubed with basic graphite. I had to drill canted holes for the rear axles since the rules stipulated that I could not modify (bend) them in any way. Likewise, wheel are as provided, cannot be modified. I'm working on aligning the car, and I've noticed that one of the wheels spins for substantially less time when flicked by hand and it's pulling the car off center. Work continues!
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