OPINIONS ON THIS INSTRUCTION VIDEO.
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All in all it was a pretty nice video. Most of the stuff presented was good information and would certainly help the general Scout PWD population. I agree, there was some mis-information, but very minor stuff.
Agreed, Some good, a little bad.
. The general scout population, including myself, has none of those tools though. The epoxy/ tungsten dust would be a nice trick for some odd shaped cars though.
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I think the vid is pretty good and am going to send it out to some other people who were asking a lot of questions at the last scout derby.
Agree, that'd be awesome to have a lathe.
Agree, that'd be awesome to have a lathe.
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That's good for a scout car. It's not complete or entirely correct. Also, a few things are backwards and some things are left out. A car like that wouldn't make it here. If I knew nothing about making a fast car that would be great but because I know what I know it's mediocre. No disrespect intended. /images/boards/smilies/biggrin.gif
P.S. The guy who did the video is familiar with a least one or two forums.
P.S. The guy who did the video is familiar with a least one or two forums.
Kinser Racing said:
To Kinser's point, I think we often forget or take for granted the knowledge that is shared on this forum. I consider myself to have a mediocre skill set, but I was surprised to see the reactions of a few dads at a scout race when talking about wheel/axle prep, riding the rail, or weight placement...it was as if they'd never heard of it. So for them I think this vid at least provides an introduction to the basics from beginning to end.
When is DD4H going to start selling lathes, how do I tell my wife I need a Lathe? How will I feel when I do get a lathe and realize after about 100 wheels I have no clue what I'm doing. Ah, I still want one. Better work some overtime
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Not perfect, but way better than a lot of instructional videos that I've seen.
Couple things that stood out to me:
* Seems like it is gonna be hard to set your COM /after/ you've added your weight additions
* Most scout rules seem to forbid lathing wheels, from my experience. He should point that out.
* Is 400 grit sandpaper sufficient to remove crimp marks from nails? Seems like I've always been told to use a file for that, followed by progressive sandpaper to polish.
Couple things that stood out to me:
* Seems like it is gonna be hard to set your COM /after/ you've added your weight additions
* Most scout rules seem to forbid lathing wheels, from my experience. He should point that out.
* Is 400 grit sandpaper sufficient to remove crimp marks from nails? Seems like I've always been told to use a file for that, followed by progressive sandpaper to polish.
I like the idea of listing what we thought was wrong. For me, I doubt using powdered tungsten is the best approach. Might as well use lead. Also, not sure I would feel comfortable bending an axle that way.
4wheeldrift said:
Most have not. To anyone who has gone to the trouble of reading through the tips on some of the forums, polishing axles seems as normal as painting the car, but most people do not go to the trouble of reading forums, so they have no clue.
Plus, you have new Tiger cubs every year whose Dads haven't ever thought about PWD, so most of those just cut a car and slap it together and don't find out until the race that it's slow.
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Does anyone know how this guy is holding the wheel in the lathe.
It kinda looks like a wheel mandrel set up without the knurled head.
It kinda looks like a wheel mandrel set up without the knurled head.
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