Because the rubber bands in this tricycle style assembly rotate in the same axis as the wheel it is possible to rotate the drive wheel dozens of times per rubber band.
Rubber band car with 2 cd wheels.
Then place a washer on the screw.
Begin by drilling a hole in the spools and 2 holes in the wood.
Cd dvd spacers comes in a pack of 20 cd dvd spacers with a complete step by step instruction guide.
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Long distance rubber band car.
2 thread spools long piece of thing wood 4 cd s 2 screws 2 washers and 2 bolts.
In this video tutorial viewers learn how to make a toy car with cd wheels.
Build a rubber band powered car.
Do this by stuffing a piece of sponge into the hole in the middle of the cd then using tape to secure the cd and prevent it from wobbling.
Tie 2 rubber bands together.
It s a thicker cardboard and will definitely hold up better.
A quick google search for rubber band car project yields tens of thousands of results so why reinvent the rubber band powered wheel the top results show cars with small wheels without traction or cd wheels which are difficult to attach to an axel both of.
The materials required for this task are.
Then get 4 cds and glue a wooden spool to one side of each cd and a button to the other side.
When the rubber band unwinds and the axle spins it transforms the potential stored energy into kinetic energy or motion.
Not just for mousetrap vehicle projects cd dvd spacers wheels can be use for just about every possible project you can dream up including rubber band racers balloon powered vehicles and so much more.
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Rubber bands are a convenient and effective way to teach energy transformation and this rubber band car makes that lesson a blast.
Wind the rubber band around the axle.
The video below shows a thirty foot run would have been longer but the trans.
Use x acto knife to create 2 parallel holes in the middle of the tube.
When you turn the axle on the car you are giving the rubber band potential energy which is stored energy.
To make a rubber band car start by inserting 2 dowels through a cardboard tube 1 at each end for the axles on your car.
Fit rubber band chain through the holes in the middle of tube.
Tie remaining rubber band tightly around the push pins.
Now place the cd on the washer.
Loop the loose end of the rubber band over the catch.
Press 2 push pins in each of the dowels on opposite sides.
Then add another washer and secure it by screwing on a bolt.
Push rubber down to one end of the tube.