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    DD4H Shop

    Hey, I seem to be having some difficulty accessing the DD4H web site. I heard you say you were updating things. Any Idea when it will be active ?...
    Thread by: Jupiter 2.9, Jul 10, 2023, 2 replies, in forum: Ask The Pros
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    RACE DATE CHANGE TO JUNE 3rd!!!

    8:00 for the Jersey Shore. Did you send in ? Not sure I have enough to get by anybody this month. Best of luck if so.
    Post by: Jupiter 2.9, Jun 2, 2023 in forum: PinewoodDerbyRacing.com
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    RACE DATE CHANGE TO JUNE 3rd!!!

    Finals tomorrow night. Good Luck Everybody.
    Post by: Jupiter 2.9, Jun 2, 2023 in forum: PinewoodDerbyRacing.com
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    Going to council level race but what about the lemon pledge?

    NOO, treadmill ever. Just load tap & spin, you can run it down the tuning board several times just to get things smoothed out. Sometimes good...
    Post by: Jupiter 2.9, May 4, 2023 in forum: General Pinewood Derby Discussion
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    Going to council level race but what about the lemon pledge?

    You can pick up a 6 step nail buffer @ any CVS or Walgreens. We have used the same graphite prep over 3 months, 1 race each month of 8 laps each...
    Post by: Jupiter 2.9, May 2, 2023 in forum: General Pinewood Derby Discussion
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    Sanding PTFE Tape

    You can use CA glue around the axle holes & polish that. "nothing mounted between the body & wheel", if that's how the rules read. Sounds like...
    Post by: Jupiter 2.9, Apr 27, 2023 in forum: Ask The Pros
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    Body warping

    I built a basic jig to hold a 3/8 block, cut the pockets & sand it down almost to size then seal it. We also use a Dremel tool with a router...
    Post by: Jupiter 2.9, Apr 19, 2023 in forum: Ask The Pros
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    Body warping

    Sounds like you didn’t leave enough wood to support itself & there might not be a simple fix. Depending on ladder body or full plank routed out....
    Post by: Jupiter 2.9, Apr 18, 2023 in forum: Ask The Pros
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    Won the Districts - Thanks and Any Council tips?

    We removed an area about.080. However big the edge of an orange round stone disks are. Remember to clean up that area, it will be rough
    Post by: Jupiter 2.9, Mar 30, 2023 in forum: General Pinewood Derby Discussion
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    Won the Districts - Thanks and Any Council tips?

    I’m running BSA Elite axles on my outlaw car. I chucked them up in a drill & touched in a groove with a dremel grinding stone. They polish out so...
    Post by: Jupiter 2.9, Mar 30, 2023 in forum: General Pinewood Derby Discussion
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    We did well - Thanks

    Nice execution of concept.
    Post by: Jupiter 2.9, Mar 21, 2023 in forum: Pinewood Derby Pictures
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    Thanks to All

    Send them in to a league race & get a time, then you have a baseline for the future.
    Post by: Jupiter 2.9, Mar 5, 2023 in forum: General Pinewood Derby Discussion
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    Checking Nail Axle Run-Out

    If you have a hobby drill press, chuck up the axle run it on slow. You can see it. Sometimes you run across a race that won’t allow bent axles or...
    Post by: Jupiter 2.9, Mar 5, 2023 in forum: Ask The Pros
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    Generic oils?

    Yep it will wick in, add 1 good heavy drop to the outside & spin it in at medium speed a few strokes. If you can get to the inside hub do the...
    Post by: Jupiter 2.9, Feb 27, 2023 in forum: Wheels and Axles