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Carved Golf Balls
The Natural (2007)
#2 liked the grain pattern so much after getting the car sanded that he just wanted to clear coat the...
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Uploaded on Apr 7, 2007
District Trophy (2007)
The night before districts we added more graphite and worked the wheels on our treadmill setup. The...
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Uploaded on Apr 7, 2007
Pink Ribbon (2007)
The wife is a den leader this year, so she wanted a pink car to race. This is the design I came up with, it definitely was the most pink car there.
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Uploaded on Apr 7, 2007
Black (2007)
This was built for the open stock class. It finished in the top five, but never really was...
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Uploaded on Apr 7, 2007
Remote Control Car (2007)
My entry for the open unlimited class was this remote from a dead DVD player with the guts replaced...
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Uploaded on Apr 7, 2007
Trogdor (2006)
#1 wanted to have a car similar to my 2005 car, so this is what he came up with.
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Uploaded on Apr 7, 2007
Mr Red (2006)
My entrant for the open stock class. It finished second to another dad and was soundly beaten by #2's The Sword car.
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Uploaded on Apr 7, 2007
The Sword (2006)
#2's car was a thin wedge design that absolutely flew down the track, setting the fastest times in...
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Uploaded on Apr 7, 2007
Box Car (2006)
For the unlimited class, I stuff the car kit box with jatoba and lead getting the car to 24.2 ounces. It finished first in the unlimited class races
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Uploaded on Apr 7, 2007
Graham Cracker Pie
See Aunt Ruth's Graham Cracker Pie recipe for all the details.
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Uploaded on Dec 10, 2006
Bird House for Cub Scouts
A small bird house that is easy to make for Cub Scouts to get one of their Bear requirements. The...
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Uploaded on Nov 28, 2006
led_light_off
A little electrical tape protects the new circuitry from touching the orignal wiring. A little more...
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Uploaded on Aug 26, 2006
led_light_on
2 super-bright (13,000mcd) white LEDs throw a lot of light. A little more info is at gotmarko.com/article/110/led-fla shlight-from-garage-door-...
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Uploaded on Aug 26, 2006
How I used it
The ball was held between the two inch tall guides and the hot wire was allowed to rest on the wood and was pushed through the material slowly.
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Uploaded on Jun 26, 2006
The cutting bow
Made from some scrap 1-by material in my cutoff bin, a couple of L brackets and some screws and bolts.
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Uploaded on Jun 26, 2006
The power unit
Dimmer switch, three outlet box and lamp cord from hardware store, transformer from electronic hobby...
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Uploaded on Jun 26, 2006
Hot wire foam cutting setup
Hot wire foam cutting setup I built to halve styrofoam balls. More info at gotmarko.com/article/109/making- a-hot-wire-foam-cutter
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Uploaded on Jun 26, 2006
Yellow Fireball (2005)
#2's Yellow Fireball. Finished first in the Tigers, so he got to help represent the pack at the district races.
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Uploaded on Dec 31, 2005
Runaway House (2005)
#1's Runaway House pinewood derby car. Finished first in the Webelo 1 race.
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Uploaded on Dec 31, 2005
Dad's Car (2005)
My pinewood derby entry for the open/stock class. The car body is jatoba (Brazilian cherry) and is...
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Uploaded on Dec 31, 2005
Pinewood Derby Cars
LED Flashlights
Hot wire foam cutter
