Do you have a Michael's nearby?

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Post #197,978 by gdaustin 3/10/05 11:13:42 PM Reply	Do you have a Michael's nearby? They have "pre-cut" pinewood derby cars in a number of patterns. At least in Frisco, TX (suburb of Dallas here) they do. You still have to do the "fine" carving, but the basic pattern is taken care of. More tips: 1. There are pinewood derby "wheel alignment" kits. If you want to win, your car needs to go straight. If you can't find one of these, just make sure the axles are square to the car. 2. Graphite is useful on the nails as a lubricant. 3. Weights help redistribute the mass of the car. It depends on how nuts you want to go with this. I'm the run of the mill racer, but my son's best friend (or his dad) goes nuts with this. And they won first place this year. Glen
Post #198,013 by bepatient 3/11/05 7:59:15 AM Reply	Ditto on the graphite spray [link\|http://users.aol.com/randywoo/pine/\|Free site with tips] There are also pay sites (unbeweevable) If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. _{Fudd's First Law of Opposition} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #198,098 by lincoln 3/11/05 5:37:31 PM Reply	graphite powder is the only legal lubricant anything else is against the rules. lincoln "Windows XP has so many holes in its security that any reasonable user will conclude it was designed by the same German officer who created the prison compound in "Hogan's Heroes." - Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times [link\|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net\|contact me]

Anyone here a pinewood derby expert? - (bionerd) - (20) - March 10, 2005, 09:21:44 AM EST

I took mine to a lumber yard - (admin) - March 10, 2005, 10:04:19 AM EST

been there, done that... - (jb4) - (3) - March 10, 2005, 10:14:20 AM EST

Exception to the rule - (lincoln) - (2) - March 11, 2005, 05:32:04 PM EST

Damn! There goes the neighborhood! - (jb4) - (1) - March 15, 2005, 12:46:45 PM EST

The_____Blob_____returns. - (Ashton) - March 16, 2005, 03:28:54 AM EST

How my father did it - (broomberg) - (1) - March 10, 2005, 10:25:19 AM EST

Where's my yellow hankie? :-0 -NT - (jb4) - March 10, 2005, 10:31:35 AM EST

Depends on what you have on hand - (JayMehaffey) - March 10, 2005, 01:54:32 PM EST

Some design tips - (SpiceWare) - (3) - March 10, 2005, 02:10:17 PM EST

Interesting designs, but many are against the rules - (lincoln) - (2) - March 11, 2005, 05:36:19 PM EST

Man, these scouts are picky. - (bionerd) - (1) - March 12, 2005, 10:14:45 AM EST

It keeps going - (lincoln) - March 13, 2005, 03:28:59 PM EST

The best place for a pinewood derby is, of course, - (tonytib) - March 10, 2005, 06:32:12 PM EST

Do you have a Michael's nearby? - (gdaustin) - (2) - March 10, 2005, 11:13:42 PM EST

Ditto on the graphite spray - (bepatient) - (1) - March 11, 2005, 07:59:15 AM EST

graphite powder is the only legal lubricant - (lincoln) - March 11, 2005, 05:37:31 PM EST

This isnt going to be a simple little project, is it? - (bionerd) - (3) - March 11, 2005, 10:49:34 AM EST

Could be - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:15:35 AM EDT

bah, crisco, hammer draw windows on the block - (boxley) - (1) - March 12, 2005, 12:06:37 AM EST

Not in our troop.... - (gdaustin) - March 12, 2005, 09:02:16 AM EST

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