Originally Posted by
Tom M King
Somewhere, someone is using carbon fiber, and spent uranium. When I was a Cub Scout, in the 1950's we had to make our own cars, and Dad's weren't even supposed to help.
I gave my sons two rectangular pieces of cardboard, a template of the top of the car blank and one of the blank's side.
They drew their designs on those and cut them out with scissors.
They traced the side profile and scribbled the waste.
I clamped my belt sander with 50 grit on my bench and told them to sand till they got to their lines.
Repeat with the top profile
Pine is soft, less than 30 minutes and they were done.
Rest was hand sanding and painting.
Added lead in the driver's seat to get correct weight.
They still have those racers 30 years later.
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