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My daughter is in the YMCA Adventure Guides, and we recently finished our Pine Car Derby. This was my first attempt at a Pinewood – oops, Pine Car – car, and we also had a “dad’s’ challenge.”
The Cat in The Hat Thingamajigger was designed, painted, and decorated by my daughter. She tried to help, but powertools scare her too much. I added a half-inch of wood to the sides and two inches to the top, routed out the wheel wells, and sanded, sanded, sanded…
The Jeep required me to shorten the wheelbase and was way underweight – even after I added weights.
Rough cuts were made at a neighbor’s scroll saw, but everything else was done with my Dremel. I now regret buying the rechargeable model. I could only work for an hour before having to recharge for three hours.
Both cars won for style, and both placed dead last for speed :)
-- I still have all my fingers...so far
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clieb91
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#1 posted 424 days ago
Some fun looking cars. My daughter would love the Thingamajigger. Congrats on the awards.
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#2 posted 424 days ago
Great projects and time well spent!
My son an I built a jeep for his pinewood derby.
We had a lot of fun building it, but it definitely was the slowest car on the track.
Here are links to ours. http://lumberjocks.com/projects/31337 http://lumberjocks.com/projects/32434
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#3 posted 424 days ago
But they looked great and the heck with the race I bet they were the best looking cars ever seen there. Great job.
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#4 posted 424 days ago
Your hooked, now you will build toys forever.
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NormalGuy
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#5 posted 423 days ago
Funny thing…the blue block won! Yup, no shaping, sanding etc… just a coat of blue finger paint!
My daughter has her sights set on a shoe for next year – you know the one that the “old lady” lives in. she wants all four wheels to be hidden like the front wheels were this year. LOL! For the “dad’s challenge” I think im going to forsake the traditional wedge and try an airfoil shape. Either that or a locomotive with smoke coming out.
-- I still have all my fingers...so far
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