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How do people usually attach CD wheels? Is there a way to attach it so there is an axle?

rond5477 wrote:How do people usually attach CD wheels? Is there a way to attach it so there is an axle?

i believe we've had this discussion many times before.. but anyways you put washers on each side of your cd's then you put a nut around each washer and tighten them,

also, what if i'm doing more than one building event and i need some of the stuff from my tool kit in wright stuff and in scrambler? ex. superglue, knife, etc.

bob3443 wrote:

rond5477 wrote:How do people usually attach CD wheels? Is there a way to attach it so there is an axle?

i believe we've had this discussion many times before.. but anyways you put washers on each side of your cd's then you put a nut around each washer and tighten them,

also, what if i'm doing more than one building event and i need some of the stuff from my tool kit in wright stuff and in scrambler? ex. superglue, knife, etc.

I think you should just buy doubles just to be safe. You never know how lenient the event supervisor will be.

rond5477 wrote:How do people usually attach CD wheels? Is there a way to attach it so there is an axle?

Pitsco actually sells insert for CDs to fit a standard axle. Bushings, too.

I found some rules and looked up the impound issue. You are correct that it is not clearly stated that tools must be impounded, but there is enough there that I don't think you would win on appeal if the judge wouldn't let you bring them in later. See rule 4b no outside assistance, materials (I know, this says "to compete," not "to impound," but a nasty judge might see it differently); also could be said to be implied in 4c "retrieve all impounded items." If you really need those tools elsewhere, I would contact the tournament organizers in advance.

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what kind of number scores are you guys getting?

whats a number score and whats a rubber stopper? if a number score is how far you get it to go, then me and my partners car went 9 3/4 meters tops so far

Why doesn't your car go at least 12m? it should be able to go 12m easily.
I think by number score he means how close you have been getting. I'm getting about 30cm most of the time(still working on it, i'm testing to see exactly how many winds i should put on the wheel for each distance)

cryjea wrote:whats a number score and whats a rubber stopper? if a number score is how far you get it to go, then me and my partners car went 9 3/4 meters tops so far

The score is calculated like this:
2 * Run Time (in sec.) + Stopping Distance (in cm.)
Also, why would it matter how far you can go? You want to get it as close as possible to the wall. And if you can't reach 10 meters, then there's a problem somewhere.

It probably means that you have too much friction in the baring and other places. And/or, your car is too heavy.