Sunday, March 15, 2020

Slot cars - build progress

Well, it is a lot of time spent waiting for the laser to cut the pieces, then more and more of the same.  Each section is 3 pieces of MDF to get the right depth for the guide, and then a firm base to hold it together.

Base pieces were all offset by about 1cm.  This allows them to be joined together fairly strongly as opposed to just bonding them where the edges meet.  Two different lengths of straights and 2 different radius curves.  180-degree curves and also small section curves to get a mix of corners.  Last but not least, a special straight with an 18mm hole for the car sensor.

Now all put together I can't wait to clean it all up, vary the heights, paint it and get the power on it.


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