Strength vs weight placement

[Guest]

Routing out the weight pockets is leaving the corners rounded-should I leave em or square em up?

 

[IAE Racing]

Drill an 1/8 pilot hole in the just outside the corners first.
Or use a razor blade just as you have done.

 

[down4derby]

Drill relief holes in the corners before you cut the pocket.

 

[GravityX]

+1 on the pilot holes before cutting out the weight pockets.

 

[pony express]

Some of the dremel bits allow you to square the corners too. I think they are either some type of milling bit or they're deburring bits that are about the same. I think a 1/8 rounter bit in a dremel would work too. I tried routing my pockets with the 1/8 bits and they sometimes broke off. The 1/16 router bits really square off the corners, but i broke them frequently. I like the idea of just drilling the pilot holes. It sounds easy and accurate.

 

[OTO Racing]

I think a band saw works just fine !

 

[Guest]

Great tips-

 

[Guest]

Would beefing up the axle strut with CA glue where the weight touches be a good thing to do, watched a video where a thin veneer was glued on each side. Overkill or not a bad idea?

 

[OPARENNEN]

If you don't mind putting 1/4 cubes in permanently, if you glue the 4 rows of cubes (b4 and after rear axle), there will be no rear end weakness. It will be like a solid block at the rear.

 

[down4derby]

Adding ca and letting dry before adding cubes does stiffen the wood.

 

[Guest]

You guys=awesome Me=grateful!