Pinewood Derby Axle Our Polished Axles are official pinewood derby axles that we Straighten the axle True the axle head so that it is at a 90 degree angle to the axle shaft Remove Crimp marks Remove Burrs Taper the head slightly to reduce contact area with the wheel Cut a shallow groove in the axle shaft to act as a lubricant reservoir on grooved axles
The fastest pinewood derby axles just got faster with a polished graphite coating Note the outside of the axle head is not coated Polished nickel plated axles with two grooves a wobble eliminator groove and a friction reducing groove Now offered with a polished graphite coating for a super fast friction free surface Maximum Velocity has pinewood derby wheels and axles to support both beginners and more veteran pinewood derby racers We have a selection of stock and modified tires and axles from different brands and races You will find speed wheels speed axles competition components and more for your BSA Awana PineCar or Maximum Velocity race
Pinewood Derby Axle
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Pinewood Derby Pro Axle Press BSA CAC Scout Shop
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Pinewood Derby Axle Wheel Install Tool With The Perfect Gap Gauge Gage
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Smooth the axles by putting them into a drill press and sanding them up to 2000 grit With the nail still in the drill press round the inner face of the nail head with a file and sand it smooth Secure the axles to the car body add graphite spin the wheels and time the spin duration A good axle set up will spin for about 45 seconds The Pro Axle Guide is designed to straightly and correctly install axles into BSA Pinewood Derby cars where the slot is required The Pro Axle Guide has two distinct features Number one a CNC machine ridge to line up in the slot of the block And number two a laser cut stainless steel tab designed for correctly spacing the wheels from the
As mentioned at the beginning of the Wheels article wheels and axles are where most of the speed lies in Pinewood Derby cars Preparing Pinewood Derby axles lead to huge speed increases if done correctly or the possibility for significant instability and a decrease in speed if prepared incorrectly The axles in BSA Pinewood Derby kits will need a fair amount of work to reach their full Pinewood Derby Speed Axles Pinewood Derby Car BSA Axle and Wheel Set Customize It All Rated 5 00 out of 5 31 95 Quick View Pinewood Derby Speed Axles Pinewood Derby Dry Lube BSA Axle and Wheel Set 29 95 Quick View
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Measure and mark a line 1 inch in front of the rear axle slot Put your car body wheels and axles on a scale then add weights until you hit 5 ounces Bradley Ford Outline the area to the Pinewood derby axles are one inch long 0 087 inch diameter zinc plated steel nails The minimal axle treatment is the removal of the burrs and crimp marks with a file followed by sanding and polishing When it is allowed by the rules the axle shaft can be cut with grooved and the head tapered The grooves reduce the contact area between the axle and wheel hub bore and tapering reduces the
All of the fastest Pinewood Derby R Cars need perfectly installed axles Installing pinewood derby axles into the axle slot is challenging because the pine Continue with the 1500 grit wet dry sandpaper and a higher speed on the drill Again you should remove the scratches from both the shaft and head of the nail Now wet a small scrap of cloth and apply some pumice to it to make a slurry Polish the shaft and head of the nail at a higher speed
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Pinewood Derby Axle - How to Install Bent Axles on a Pinewood Derby Car We recommend installing axles with a 1 5 bend for the front of the car and 2 5 bend for the rear The axles heads are marked in the direction of the bend Install the axles with the mark straight up The alignment procedure requires turning the axles while they are in the car slot