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Conducting a Pinewood Conducting a Pinewood Derby WorkshopDerby Workshop

Bob BakerTroop 168

North Hudson WIrbakersacres@sbcglobal.net

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Conducting a Conducting a Pinewood Derby Pinewood Derby

WorkshopWorkshop Ever thought of helping parents and their boys get

ready for the Pinewood Derby? And provide them a wonderful hour of hands-on-fun? And get new parents and boys up to speed on the how to's of derby lore? Come learn how to host a pinewood derby workshop and double your pinewood fun!

Share your experience as we go!

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Birth of the Pinewood DerbyBirth of the Pinewood Derby• Don Murphy, Founded the Pinewood Derby in 1953

Manhattan Beach, CA Cub Scout Pack 280C• Don wanted to create a Cub Scout activity he could do with his son. "I also wanted

to devise a wholesome, constructive activity that would foster a closer father-son relationship and promote craftsmanship and good sportsmanship through competition."

• Murphy designed a miniature car that could be carved out of soft pinewood and wrote the rules. We put the wood, wheels, and nails into a brown paper sack with an assigned number.

• Some Cub Scout fathers built a 31-foot race ramp with two lanes and a battery-run finish line made from doorbells. Light bulbs would identify the winner."

• National director of Cub Scouting Service, O. W. (Bud) Bennett, wrote Murphy: "We believe you have an excellent idea, and we are most anxious to make your material available to the Cub Scouts of America.”

• In its October 1954 issue, Boys' Life publicized the event and offered plans for the track and a car, which featured "four wheels, four nails, and three blocks of wood.”

• Since then an estimated 43 million sons and fathers (mostly) have participated.

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Pinewood WorkshopPinewood Workshop

• Pack or Den

• Shop with tools

• Safety

• How much should the adult do?

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Parts of The Parts of The Workshop Workshop

The Rules

The Track

The Car Kit

Building

Finishing

Tuning

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The RulesThe Rules• Size 7”x2.75”• Clearance

1.3/4” x 3/8”• Max Height 5oz.• Understand

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The TrackThe Track

• Starting • Finish• Everything in-

between

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The Car KitThe Car Kit

• Design• Speed or Looks?• Who’s car is it?• How much time?

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BuildingBuilding

The Body• Is it True• Plan for Weight • Cutting• Shaping & Sanding• Check the Weight

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FinishingFinishing

• Types of Finishes• Prepping to Paint• Accessories

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TuningTuning• Axles• Wheels• Testing• Lubricant• Up to Weight

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What Stuff WeightsWhat Stuff Weights

• Quarter = 5.6 g, 1/5 oz• Nickel = 5.0 g, 2/11 oz• Dime = 2.2 g, 1/13 oz• Penny = 2.5 g, 1/11 oz• BB = 0.3• Hot glue drop =.1-.2g• Ford lug nut=26.6g

1oz = 28.35 grams, 5oz = 141.75 grams

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Web SitesWeb SitesWeb results 974,000 results (2007) 8,620,000 results (2008)

Pay sites• http://www.maximum-velocity.com• http://www.derbychamp.com

Link sites• http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/9152/pinewood.html• http://www.abc-pinewood-derby.com/

Updated 10/21/08

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Taking It To The Next LevelTaking It To The Next Level

Advanced Pinewood Advanced Pinewood Car FabricationCar Fabrication