Take a rear wheel off of a bike and remove only internal coaster brake mechanism pieces. Find some metal tubing that has an internal diameter of is and outside diameter that fits exactly inside the hub of the bicycle wheel hub. You may have to get creative here by inserting […]
How do I get the inside clutch part off the shaft? Its a centrifugal clutch on a 6 hp tecumseh engine can you help me? To get the clutch off of the engine shaft, you need to loosen the two retention set screws using an allen wrench. The clutches usually […]
The main go kart frame consists of a piece of plywood and several two by fours sandwiched between the plywood panel’s. The seat is designed out of plywood and has multi-positioning capabilities so that different sized drivers can use the go kart. The material requirements for the go kart are […]
Many are looking for a cheap go kart one that can be made out of bicycle parts and be a pedal go kart. The desire is to have a go kart that is pedal powered, uses a handbrake and is made out of everyday materials. The other requirement is that […]
It has been a couple weeks since we’ve released a blog entry and I’m sorry about that, but I have been quite busy. I’ve been busy with making fiberglass molds for a product that I’m developing. I’ve been using the fiberglass tool article that I wrote as a baseline for […]
DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing could get to […]
Sometimes I have to shake my head when different drive systems are proposed. I shake my head because a drive system is designed to transfer the drive torque of the engine to the wheels, yes that is true, but how much torque is the clincher. Very often we think that just […]
You may be wondering where the News Letters have been at?! Well been a little waylaid by the annual Grand Prix Pine Wood Derby race that we have at the Awana’s group every year. It is the same panic every year. Get the car blocks/wheels/axles in a kit every year […]
