Day 5 - Mini-update
Friday July 25th 2008, 9:15 pm
Filed under: diaries

Our push to finish the motorized vehicles has gone on late into the evening. We had a major setback right before dinner when we discovered that the weed-whacker motors did not have an integral clutch, and had an idle-speed much higher than the wheels and gears we were using could possibly handle. Needless to say, we were only momentarily daunted. We rallied in the metalshop after dinner and after some major refactoring, managed to get the infernal machines running safely - but there are a few more things to do before we can drive them in the morning. So, after an ice-cream last-night celebration, we are returning to the shop. More updates tomorrow and Sunday.

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The Dorkfest Car

The Dorkfest CarThe Red team, having rejected their earlier name, have adopted a new name: Dorkfest. Gabe (visiting from the Bad Dogs team), Spencer, Leo, Jiro, Theo, and Maxine are working on the single most sophisticated vehicle in Tinkering School history - brakes, gas, rack-and-pinion steering, metal emblem, rear-mounted motor - it’s amazing.

Bad Dog Chopper

Bad Dog ChopperDespite an incredible list of minor set-backs, the Bad Dogs get the chopper working - one of the more elegant and simple designs in Tinkering School history. The biggest problem is that the drive has to hang way off one side.

Complicated Parts

Complicated PartsEvidence of the complexity of the build today is evident by the kinds of parts we are using.

The New Fun

The New FunTheo demonstrates the proper tubesledding form.

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