Any one have any ideas for a pinewood derby car. Thinking of using the laser to help marking etc.
Thanks
Any one have any ideas for a pinewood derby car. Thinking of using the laser to help marking etc.
Thanks
Doug
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Seal 6500 Dual Heat 60" Laminator, Kodak 9810 8x10 Dye Sub, Kodak 6850 6x8 Dye sub, Nisca Color Plastic Card Printer,
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Doug,
Let your imagination run wild.
In all my years with the scouts, I've seen quite a few. I've seen cars shaped like a cell phone, an electric razor, a box of kitchen matches, and every kind of car design you could think of.
Just go with it and have fun.....
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Flames!! Lots of flames!
Garrick D. Crocker
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If I was doing this for my kid, I'd make 2. One for me made by me, and one for him - made by him. Maybe I'm being petulant, but it bothers me that these contests are largely between dad's and not the kids...
For the one made by me for me: +1 on the flames, weight near the back, and new wheels/axles with more slip than the brads they supply u with.
Shawn,
Agreed. The best thing one can do for their child is instruct them as to the best (and often not-so-best) method, as well as explain why you chose that method over others. Unless it's dangerous work (e.g., bandsaw), the child should be the one doing the actual construction. Lend a helping hand, when necessary, but let them do the work. Even if it comes out with glue strands stuck to every side, the cockpit lopsided, and the stickers on crooked, they'll take a lot more pride in it and learn a lot in the process.
I probably would not be able to do everything from rebuild an engine to lay a house's foundation had my father not instilled such qualities in me through that same thought process.
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Trotec 80W Speedy 300 laser w/everything
CAMaster Stinger CNC (25" x 36" x 5")
USCutter 24" LaserPoint Vinyl Cutter
Jet JWBS-18QT-3 18", 3HP bandsaw
Robust Beauty 25"x52" wood lathe w/everything
Jet BD-920W 9"x20" metal lathe
Delta 18-900L 18" drill press
Flame Polisher (ooooh, FIRE!)
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Martin Boekers
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1 - Epilog Legend EXT36 75watt laser 2005
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Ricoh GX-7000 Dye Sub Printer
Zerox Phaser 6360 Laser Printer
numerous other tools and implements
of distruction/distraction!
There was a commercial recently (maybe an insurance commercial?) that focused on a pinewood derby race where a father and son were on a team. The father let his son build the car the way he wanted it. They fast forwarded to race day and other teams had professional looking derby cars while the father and son had what they put together. The son saw all the others and had a look of sadness. They placed all cars on the ramp and let them go. The car the son built won. The look of happiness on the kid's face for taking first place ended the commercial.
I tried a quick YouTube search, but couldn't find anything.
For Chanukkah (or Christmas, depends upon which one of us you ask) I picked up 5 LEGO kits for my 7-yo step-daughter, starting from a sub-40-piece model in a plastic bag to a 200-piece+ model in a proper box. We started with the small kit, and I helped her decide which piece was needed with each step... how to differentiate the different colors, counting rows/columns of "dots", looking for differences in the pics from step 'X' to the next, etc. I also helped her do the majority of the second kit. By the third kit it was "I'll provide help when you need it, but I'm not doing the work for you".
She's currently working on putting together Darth Vader's Anniversary-edition TIE Fighter with 250+ pieces. Most of her help requests have been finding pieces that fell on the floor. Other than that, she's about half way through and loves to show me her progress.
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Trotec 80W Speedy 300 laser w/everything
CAMaster Stinger CNC (25" x 36" x 5")
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Jet JWBS-18QT-3 18", 3HP bandsaw
Robust Beauty 25"x52" wood lathe w/everything
Jet BD-920W 9"x20" metal lathe
Delta 18-900L 18" drill press
Flame Polisher (ooooh, FIRE!)
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Paidware: Wacom Intuos4 (Large), CorelDRAW X5
What does your son love to do. Make the car's theme around that. Let him take the lead on the design.
If he loves skateboarding....let him make it look like a skateboard. If he's into video games.... make it look like a controller, or a monster on his favorite game.
Two key things on the car. (1) Max the weight and make sure you (2) polish the axles and wheels.
Gordon
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That's what we did when I was a scout leader. We held the scout's tournament, then a separate tournament for the leaders and adults who wanted to enter. It was really fun that way.
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