What is Pinewood Derby?
The pinewood derby is a racing event for Cub Scouts in the Boy Scouts of America. Cub Scouts, with the help of parents, build their own cars from wood, usually from kits containing a block of pine, plastic wheels and metal axles. With the popularity of the pinewood derby, other organizations have developed similar events, and a small industry has developed to provide tracks, timers, scales and other products.
Applications of Tungsten Alloy Cubes Pinewood Derby Weight
Tungsten is completely non-toxic and environmentally friendly so it is gaining increased use in weighting applications where lead is not appropriate. For example lead has been banned in many streams, so tungsten is often substituted for lead weight on fishing flies. The high density coupled with the non-toxic nature makes tungsten an ideal metal for this application.
For similar reasons tungsten alloy cubes is a superior product for pinewood derby cars weight. Tungsten is 3.2 times the weight of the no-lead weighting material often used on pinewood derby cars, thus it enables tremendous flexibility in the design of the car, it is a good choice for racing car counterweight.
Tungsten alloy cubes can be easily used for pinewood derby car weighting by drilling a series of 1/4 inch deep holes in the bottom of the car and then using a chisel or sharp knife to clean out the pocket. Since the tungsten cubes are very hard, do not plan to drill out any extra weight. Instead, use an alternate method to make fine adjustments such as adding/removing tungsten beads.
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Pinewood derby tungsten alloy cubes
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