[s-cars] alignment Q

[desmo888 at comcast.net]

I was going to suggest a similar process.  I put the axle in a drill and spun it in the stationary wheel.

BTW, this was a car I made with my nephew and it came in second.  I also had the greatest-potential-energy theory.  Put the weight in the back - kind of like a real 930...

Kase


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Michael Wakefield <S4Quattro at comcast.net>
> Well, not to be outdone - the car I helped prepare, that finished 2nd  
> in a really big group of cars, had one thing going for it that hasn't  
> been mentioned. Since the wheels and axles were specifically not to be  
> modified under our rules, I put graphite lubricant generously on the  
> axles, and, using a belt sander (yes, a real belt sander),  ran the  
> car on the belt with a significant downforce from my hand to try to  
> condition the graphite flakes to a very aligned, very worn-in surface.  
> Obviously, I was also avoiding any scrubbing of the wheels while on  
> the belt, and a belt with no sand on the surface would have been a  
> better idea. The rest of the car was not spectacular, but the weight  
> was right on the maximum, which, as has already been mentioned, is  
> very important.
> YMMV
> Mike Wakefield
> 
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