I have 2 dozen wheel and axle sets at home - will bring them by the space soon.
My own car progress hasn't progressed beyond design - the ducted fan hasn't shown up yet, so I'm wondering if my order for it went through.
But my wheel bearings have arrived, so I can at least turn my wheels from Delrin rod.
On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Have Blue <haveb...@airsoldier.com> wrote:
> I have 2 dozen wheel and axle sets at home - will bring them by the space
> soon.
> My own car progress hasn't progressed beyond design - the ducted fan hasn't
> shown up yet, so I'm wondering if my order for it went through. But my
> wheel bearings have arrived, so I can at least turn my wheels from Delrin
> rod.
> I have a car and pics, but it apparently did not make it to facebook.
> I'm working on a Mark2 version now.
> Brent
> On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Have Blue <haveb...@airsoldier.com> wrote:
> > I have 2 dozen wheel and axle sets at home - will bring them by the space
> > soon.
> > My own car progress hasn't progressed beyond design - the ducted fan hasn't
> > shown up yet, so I'm wondering if my order for it went through. But my
> > wheel bearings have arrived, so I can at least turn my wheels from Delrin
> > rod.
On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Shane <Impe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I just need a laser cutter working so I can cut my "non-standard"
> sized wheels....
> I'm waffling over whether or not to bother tracking down a G.I.Joe
> torso to superglue in the driver's seat....
> On Sep 13, 11:30 am, Brent Bublitz <phot...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I have a car and pics, but it apparently did not make it to facebook.
>> I'm working on a Mark2 version now.
>> Brent
>> On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Have Blue <haveb...@airsoldier.com> wrote:
>> > I have 2 dozen wheel and axle sets at home - will bring them by the space
>> > soon.
>> > My own car progress hasn't progressed beyond design - the ducted fan hasn't
>> > shown up yet, so I'm wondering if my order for it went through. But my
>> > wheel bearings have arrived, so I can at least turn my wheels from Delrin
>> > rod.
And always, when it doubt, save your files out in multiple formats, EPS, PDF, DXF, AI, SVG... whatever you can do. I call it "File Compatibility Insurance".
> My cutter is available if anyone needs to stop over. I do not have
> Corel Draw though, just Illustrator.
> Brent
> On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Shane <Impe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> I just need a laser cutter working so I can cut my "non-standard"
>> sized wheels....
>> I'm waffling over whether or not to bother tracking down a G.I.Joe
>> torso to superglue in the driver's seat....
>> On Sep 13, 11:30 am, Brent Bublitz <phot...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I have a car and pics, but it apparently did not make it to facebook.
>>> I'm working on a Mark2 version now.
>>> Brent
>>> On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Have Blue <haveb...@airsoldier.com> wrote:
>>>> I have 2 dozen wheel and axle sets at home - will bring them by the space
>>>> soon.
>>>> My own car progress hasn't progressed beyond design - the ducted fan hasn't
>>>> shown up yet, so I'm wondering if my order for it went through. But my
>>>> wheel bearings have arrived, so I can at least turn my wheels from Delrin
>>>> rod.
I have been working on a Nerdy Derby car with a tried and true design
borrowed liberally from the Slingshot, the vehicle that took first place at
the IDSA Ultimate Derby Car 2007 competition Oct. 20 at the World Design
Congress in San Francisco. "The Slingshot leverages gravity, pulleys and
lax rules to sling a small chassis across the finish line from out of a
larger mother vehicle". The Slingshot was timed at 1.715 seconds down a
standard 40-foot track.
Although my Nerdy Derby 3.0 entry has gone through a series of design
changes, I am sure it will at least roll to the finish line thanks to a
cross section of the track I made.
On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 4:51 PM, Jim Rawson <taxil...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Although my Nerdy Derby 3.0 entry has gone through a series of design
> changes, I am sure it will at least roll to the finish line thanks to a
> cross section of the track I made.
> During it's initial test run, my car crashed into the wall. That was
> sort of expected, since I had no way of controlling the vehicle. What
> really wasn't expected was the smoke and fire that consumed all of the
> wiring almost instantly. Evidently the impact caused a short. Except for
> some smoke damage the battery and motor seem to be just fine. I hope to
> have it back together before Thursdays track unveiling.
*"What really wasn't expected was the smoke and fire that consumed all of the wiring almost instantly. "* * * ..... I don't even want to know what kind of Frankenstein you are making there...
On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 12:01:53 AM UTC-5, Jim Rawson wrote:
> During it's initial test run, my car crashed into the wall. That was >> sort of expected, since I had no way of controlling the vehicle. What >> really wasn't expected was the smoke and fire that consumed all of the >> wiring almost instantly. Evidently the impact caused a short. Except for >> some smoke damage the battery and motor seem to be just fine. I hope to >> have it back together before Thursdays track unveiling.
> /"What really wasn't expected was the smoke and fire that consumed all
> of the wiring almost instantly. "/
> /
> /
> ..... I don't even want to know what kind of Frankenstein you are making
> there...
> On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 12:01:53 AM UTC-5, Jim Rawson wrote:
> During it's initial test run, my car crashed into the wall.
> That was sort of expected, since I had no way of controlling
> the vehicle. What really wasn't expected was the smoke and fire
> that consumed all of the wiring almost instantly. Evidently the
> impact caused a short. Except for some smoke damage the battery
> and motor seem to be just fine. I hope to have it back together
> before Thursdays track unveiling.
It's like a train wreck you don't want to look but almost have to. I can't wait! "And that's when the Pinewood Derby sized car when screaming off the track, hit the wall .... and collapsed the west side of the building your honor..."
> On 9/19/12 1:48 PM, Ed Hagopian wrote: > > /"What really wasn't expected was the smoke and fire that consumed all > > of the wiring almost instantly. "/ > > / > > / > > ..... I don't even want to know what kind of Frankenstein you are making > > there...
> > On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 12:01:53 AM UTC-5, Jim Rawson wrote:
> > During it's initial test run, my car crashed into the wall. > > That was sort of expected, since I had no way of controlling > > the vehicle. What really wasn't expected was the smoke and fire > > that consumed all of the wiring almost instantly. Evidently the > > impact caused a short. Except for some smoke damage the battery > > and motor seem to be just fine. I hope to have it back together > > before Thursdays track unveiling.
