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The graphite should be placed on 4 specific points on the wheel. The easiest way to do this is squirt a pile of graphite on a piece of paper. Take your finger and grind it into the graphite pile. Then rub the graphite onto the inside hub edge (center area) of the wheel. This helps prevent the wheel from slowing down when it strikes against the car body. Next rub the graphite around the outside center hole of the wheel. This helps prevent the wheel from slowing down when it strikes against the head of your axle (nail head). Then rub the graphite around the inside edge of the tread. This helps prevent the wheel from slowing down when it strikes up against the center guiderail (note: not all tracks have a center guiderail the the cars rides on). Finally fill the center hole of the wheel with graphite and carefully push your axle into the hole. Grab both ends of the axle and roll the wheel back and forth on a hard surface while bearing down (lightly) on both ends of the axle. This is known as burnishing and it helps the inside of the hub from slowing the car down when the wheel is spinning on the axle. The last step is to apply the graphite to the body of the car just around the area where you insert the axle. This adds another layer of graphite between the wheel and the car so that your wheel has even a lesser chance of slowing down when the wheel strikes the car body.
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∙ 15y agoYes. Graphite wheels spin faster than un-lubed wheels.
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What is the main fuel for a pinewood derby car?
gravity
How much can a pinewood derby car weigh?
5 ounces.
Should the wheels be large in the front and back for a pinewood derby car?
You need to use the wheels from the kit. They are all the same size.
How can you make wheels for a pinewood derby car?
dude you can't make e'm, you have to buy them.
What makes your Pinewood Derby car move faster?
Make it small light, and stylish.
Should you graphite the wheel tread on a pinewood derby car?
Dry lubricant is the only allowable lube by standard BSA rules. Graphite is a dry lube and it will not dry out. Do not mix dry and wet lubricants. They will not work well together. Although graphite does not dry out over time, it can in fact draw moisture from the air it is exposed to over time. This all depends on the humidity levels of the air that the car/graphite is being stored in. If the graphite draws moisture it will start to act like a paste and slow the car down by placing more friction on the axles. I always recommend re-graphiting your wheel just before any race.
Were do you find a Mustang pinewood derby car?
If you are looking for a Mustang Pinewood Derby Car to build, go to Google and do a search on the words "Maximum Velocity Stallion". The first link will take you to a site were you can purchase the Stallion kit, that was modeled after the Ford Mustang.
How big is average pinewood derby stop stick?
If you are referring to the stop section on a Pinewood Derby track, the average length is about 4 feet; however, if you are good at making fast Pinewood Derby cars, it will take nearly double this length to safely stop your car. Because of this most Pinewood Derby races place a pillow or a jacket at the end of the stop section to abruptly stop those cars that over shoot the stop sections.
Where is a pinewood derby cars?
Pinewood Derby cars are popular for young boy scouts or anyone who is interested in soap box car racing. You can purchase them quite cheap online and they are sure to be a fun way to spend a day or few.
How tall is a pinewood derby car?
7 inches 7 inches is the length of the car, not the height (aka tall). Pinewood Derby cars are generally less than 3 inches in height; however, the actual height varies based on the electronic judge sensors that attached to the finish line of the track. The cars run under these sensors, so it is the height of the sensors from the track that determines how tall a Pinewood Derby car can be. I've seen some that can accommodate cars that are 6 to 7 inches in height.
Why isn't there an 8 in your pinewood derby kit?
This is because the staging area on the track between the starting pin and the back end of the track is only suitable for a car that is 7 inches long. If you build your own track, you can extend this area so that your group can race longer cars (such as Pinewood Derby Big Rigs).
What is the difference between a pinewood derby car and a co2 dragster?
There are several differences. CO2 Dragsters (sometimes known as "Blast Cars") are longer and have thinner lighter wheels than Pinewood Derby cars. Also Pinewood Derby cars race using gravity as their only power, while C02 Dragsters use CO2 cartridges to power the car. The standard track size for a Pinewood Derby race is about 32 feet, while the track size area for a C02 Dragster is usually 80 feet or more. C02 Dragsters run on a filament string to guide them down the track, while most Pinewood Derby cars run on a center guide rail. C02 Dragsters usually can only run two cars at the same time due to the starting gates only being designed to accept two cars. Pinewood Derby cars on the average run on a four lane track (I've seen tracks as high as 12 lanes). There are very few C02 Dragster tracks that utilize an electronic finish line, while the majority of Pinewood Derby tracks use an electronic finish line. These are most of the differences between the two cars.
