Paul,
Great idea for the pinewood racer. It doesn't seem likely to me that
the block shape of a TD would have significant effects on the racer's
ability to slip through the air at the speed one expects it to achieve.
An MGB-owning grandfather in this neighborhood helps by putting the axles
and wheels into a lathe and trueing them, then sprays silicone onto the
axle. He says that some axles out of the box are perfect while others are
noticeably not straight or round.
A few years ago someone, either Moss or T-Series Register (in TSO)
had a line drawing that could be traced onto paper, then cut, then folded
to make a TD. If this sparks recollection in a lister who can remember
the source, please let me know. I probably still have the original
drawing somewhere, then can xerox it for you.
Bob
On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 12:18:23 -0600 Paul Root <proot@iaces.com> writes:
> Hi all,
> Our Pack has finished pinewood derby for the year.
> My oldest wanted to go on to district, since it had 8 trophies
> instead of just 5 for the Pack. He got 6th place. I told him we
> didn't have time to go, and that district would have hundreds
> of boys, instead of the 18 that participated in the Pack. He
> backed off.
>
> Anyway, for next year. I'd like to make something a bit
> more original. Panicing the week before and saying "Ok, what do
> you want your car to look like? As long as it's a door stop wedge,
> you can have it in any color." :-) I'm thinking, let's make it a
> TC-D-F like. It's got the wheels outside already, just need to make
> some fenders and headlight things.
>
> Anybody done anything like this? Got any ideas, for fenders
> etc? I think I might mix new with old and paint the slanted green
> logo across the bonnet.
>
> It's fresh in my mind now. I bet I don't do anything until
> at least November. After all in the spring and summer, I've got the
> real thing to work on. :-)
>
> Paul.
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