My 4 year old sons first car - the swing bin racer.
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Simes205 said:
The wheel was found by luck. We bought my son a sit on car for Christmas. I looked online for other things made by this company and found you could upgrade parts. Saw the wheel, measured diameter and By luck it was what I needed!
I can't remember now where I got it though. £25 has working indicators, horn and other effects.
Cheers - I'll keep an eye out for it. I've just bought two Wii wheels, which should do for now. My lad's not even 3 yet, so steering isn't his strong point at the moment.I can't remember now where I got it though. £25 has working indicators, horn and other effects.
I realise this is something of a revival however.....
Just bought the plans for one of these (for my daughter - not *yet* a petrolhead at 18 months but I figured start early, and by the time its finished she might like it...!)
I'm currently amassing parts, however the one common question that crops up (and I've yet to find a suitable seller) is
Where do you all get the wheels from?
The plans state 12" diameter (including tyre) with a 12mm bore - however i can only find either 12mm bore or 12" diameter, not both.
If needs be I'll buy them from the seller of the plans (but at £50 i was hoping to source some a bit cheaper....)
(And yes, I did post this over in the other thread for swing bin racers, but i figured belt and braces - might get seen by more people!)
Just bought the plans for one of these (for my daughter - not *yet* a petrolhead at 18 months but I figured start early, and by the time its finished she might like it...!)
I'm currently amassing parts, however the one common question that crops up (and I've yet to find a suitable seller) is
Where do you all get the wheels from?
The plans state 12" diameter (including tyre) with a 12mm bore - however i can only find either 12mm bore or 12" diameter, not both.
If needs be I'll buy them from the seller of the plans (but at £50 i was hoping to source some a bit cheaper....)
(And yes, I did post this over in the other thread for swing bin racers, but i figured belt and braces - might get seen by more people!)
I have been working on building one for my son for a few months now, it was his 4th birthday last weekend and was going to give it to him as a present, i missed the deadline though, so he got a bike instead.
I managed to get it finished mid week, however having some steering issues, need some help on getting the setup right. Also need to buy a steering wheel as the Wii one is not very good, its cracked as i over tightened a nut. Any tips on which steering wheel to buy?
This is the steering setup that i need some help with, tyres turn when off the ground, however once on the ground and has some weight in it, they don't turn:
I managed to get it finished mid week, however having some steering issues, need some help on getting the setup right. Also need to buy a steering wheel as the Wii one is not very good, its cracked as i over tightened a nut. Any tips on which steering wheel to buy?
This is the steering setup that i need some help with, tyres turn when off the ground, however once on the ground and has some weight in it, they don't turn:
Edited by RZ1 on Friday 28th June 14:28
Hey guys,
I was taking some rubbish to the dump this morning and i noticed an old PS2 steering wheel set with the pedals and the gear shift.
Do you think it would be possible to wire the PS2 pedals to the drill power switch for accelerating? and wire the PS2 gear shift to the drill forward and reverse switch?
I haven't brought the plans yet so I've no idea how the accelerating system works but from the eBay ad I don't recall anything that mentions soldering etc.
I was taking some rubbish to the dump this morning and i noticed an old PS2 steering wheel set with the pedals and the gear shift.
Do you think it would be possible to wire the PS2 pedals to the drill power switch for accelerating? and wire the PS2 gear shift to the drill forward and reverse switch?
I haven't brought the plans yet so I've no idea how the accelerating system works but from the eBay ad I don't recall anything that mentions soldering etc.
After waiting 8 years for a grandchild to arrive I finally could have ago at this.
Being pistonheads it had to be modified so I chopped up my unused golf trolly and started the build.
I did the usual with the steering with rose joints and threaded rod but changed to a mark 2 version
https://youtu.be/sYosXzm2fnk
https://youtu.be/_WZXi4fuL0g
enjoyable project
driver my be a bit young this year
Being pistonheads it had to be modified so I chopped up my unused golf trolly and started the build.
I did the usual with the steering with rose joints and threaded rod but changed to a mark 2 version
https://youtu.be/sYosXzm2fnk
https://youtu.be/_WZXi4fuL0g
enjoyable project
driver my be a bit young this year
Holy thread resurrection Batman....
This lockdown has provided me with time to finally build a swing bin racer for my girls.
It goes at a jogging pace and they love it!
But my battery pack only lasts 10 min. It's built round an old workzone 18v drill.
Does anyone have one of these drills/batteries they would be willing to part with to double the run time? Or know of where there are any in stock? My Google skills are yielding any results.
Thanks
This lockdown has provided me with time to finally build a swing bin racer for my girls.
It goes at a jogging pace and they love it!
But my battery pack only lasts 10 min. It's built round an old workzone 18v drill.
Does anyone have one of these drills/batteries they would be willing to part with to double the run time? Or know of where there are any in stock? My Google skills are yielding any results.
Thanks
M.J.S said:
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But my battery pack only lasts 10 min. It's built round an old workzone 18v drill.
Does anyone have one of these drills/batteries they would be willing to part with to double the run time? Or know of where there are any in stock? My Google skills are yielding any results.
I would expect basically any 18 volt drill battery to power it, the 'T' terminal is usually only used for charging.But my battery pack only lasts 10 min. It's built round an old workzone 18v drill.
Does anyone have one of these drills/batteries they would be willing to part with to double the run time? Or know of where there are any in stock? My Google skills are yielding any results.
So if you have another drill, or can buy another reasonable large-capacity two-battery drill off ebay, then you should be able to use that. Ether by just swapping the drills over, or by crock clipping from '+' to '+' and '-' to '-' , or even cutting the end of the new slave drill and buchering it into a battery holder.
The other way which might actually work just as well is to get a 12v lead acid car battery and run it off that, which would give huge capacity. Depending how much power the lost 6v (25%) makes and if that is acceptable.
Daniel
dhutch said:
I would expect basically any 18 volt drill battery to power it, the 'T' terminal is usually only used for charging.
So if you have another drill, or can buy another reasonable large-capacity two-battery drill off ebay, then you should be able to use that. Ether by just swapping the drills over, or by crock clipping from '+' to '+' and '-' to '-' , or even cutting the end of the new slave drill and buchering it into a battery holder.
The other way which might actually work just as well is to get a 12v lead acid car battery and run it off that, which would give huge capacity. Depending how much power the lost 6v (25%) makes and if that is acceptable.
Daniel
Thanks Daniel, So if you have another drill, or can buy another reasonable large-capacity two-battery drill off ebay, then you should be able to use that. Ether by just swapping the drills over, or by crock clipping from '+' to '+' and '-' to '-' , or even cutting the end of the new slave drill and buchering it into a battery holder.
The other way which might actually work just as well is to get a 12v lead acid car battery and run it off that, which would give huge capacity. Depending how much power the lost 6v (25%) makes and if that is acceptable.
Daniel
I've done exactly what you suggest. The power source drill taken apart and soldered wire onto the battery terminals and a wire connection then to the battery and a larger Makita style LXT battery from Ebay for £17.
This then made me look at other better drills once I'd figured that I didn't need the specific batteries but a similar voltage one would work. I found a Dewalt combi drill for a tenner, an older style nicad one without the battery. 18v again so it works well with the new setup of soldered wires to the drill then a connection to the battery pack housed separately.
The improved drill certainly made a big improvement in performance.
Looking forward to being able to use it outside soon!
I'd love to setup a pedal brake system, but it is not really needed and could just over complicate things.
I like it, knackered drill with good battery, meet good drill with old batteries!
I worked for a company who made electric vehicles out of mobility/golf kart motors and controllers, so managed to bag a transaxle and controller which where no longer suitable for a customer machine but in otherwise serviceable condition, so combined with a 12v VRLA would make a nice drive system. All I need now is a child the time in inclination to build something!
Daniel
I worked for a company who made electric vehicles out of mobility/golf kart motors and controllers, so managed to bag a transaxle and controller which where no longer suitable for a customer machine but in otherwise serviceable condition, so combined with a 12v VRLA would make a nice drive system. All I need now is a child the time in inclination to build something!
Daniel
mikey P 500 said:
OP any chance you could post up a couple more pictures of the steering as the one I built for my soon using the standard cable steering as per plans, needs an up grade, now my son has got better at driving. Assume you have used rose joints at both ends? Did you build the rest of the steering to the plans?
Here is some pictures of my efforts.
This is looking for a new home now as my children are too old for it now, still has life left and options to customise further. Free to a god home bit needs collecting from just outside Milton Keynes. Here is some pictures of my efforts.
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