Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #03863
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Richard Piotter richfile@rconnect.com
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 09:06:57 -0500
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: SE-lot car races
I thought you could get replacement tires for those things. They do tend
to "change" over time. They shrink (the inside shrinks out, and the
outside shrinks in) and they become loose on the hub. They also harden.
You do need to replace them occasionaly I think.
Or you could try to make fenders to block the sun from the wheels! Hehe! (:
Dave Hrynkiw wrote:
>
> At 11:17 PM 5/27/1999 , Richard Piotter wrote:
> >If I see one, I'm buying it and BEAMifying the slot cars and setting it
> >up by my window! I personaly would prefer fairly equalized cars on their
> >own tracks and racing them. Hehe! :)
>
> One problem. After 6 months in the sun, the rubber wheels tend to crack and
> fall off. And the yellow painted lines on the track start to smear onto the
> rubber! I didn't figure it out, but I wonder how many miles (?) my
> SlotSpeeder went.
>
> -Dave
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> "Um, no - that's H,R,Y,N,K,I,W. No, not K,I,U,U, K,I,_W_. Yes,
> that's right. Yes, I know it looks like "HOCKYRINK." Yup, only
> 2 vowels. Pronounciation? _SMITH_".
> http://www.solarbotics.com
--
Richard Piotter
richfile@rconnect.com
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