Talk:How To Build a Pinewood Derby Car/Tools

This is a bunch of crap. The kids are supposed to make the car. You show $8k worth of tools there!!!!! (unsigned by 72.224.35.94 from Herndon VA)


 * Not by a long shot. Hub tool = $10; Wheel shaver = $35; axle press = $16; Body too; $12, Wheel polish = $10; Micromesh sandpaper = $10; Rotary tool (already had it) = $100; bench vise (had it) = $20, metal polish (had it for years) $3. So that's about $220 and $120 of that is general tools. I spent twice that for helmets and pads last fall. My sons helped straighten and polish the axles but I did the wheel shaving since that involves a razor blade. I also helped another dad and his son (who had been disappointed in previous years) with their car. My son took first and the scout I helped took second (beating my other son). All cars ran fast and no scout (including tiger) had a disappointing "lemon". Priceless. --Kkmurray (talk) 23:29, 7 February 2008 (UTC)