Jacob Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Emu Park Raceway was pulled apart over the weekend, and is almost complete in it's rebuild. Still need to purchase a few new pieces for it to be complete, and then it is on with soldering it all together. Included the design which we put into a track design program, but we didn't use the program to work out the layout, it was all done without computer aid. You'll notice it doesn't actually connect, but with the bridges added in, it does. Also the bridge furthest to the right will be the opposite way around. It is approx 24 metres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Posted July 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Track is now laid, fits together nicely, although the bridge across the top will stay on top the whole way now, with a few dips in that section also. Vinno's out soldering at the moment.....i'd help, but not enough soldering irons, and the one we have is not that great either..... I'd have some photos of the track now, but the batteries died as I took the first shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Posted July 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Well here are the first photos of the track. Finally finished soldering the pieces together, now the final part before running the track is to build the bridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pezzwa Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 looks great, big straght and some twisty bits should be fun Quote as long as its got wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinno Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Here are a couple of pics of how I wire my track to make sure I get no dead sections of track. I also notch in the wires at the joins so the track sits flat when layed. There is a lot of work in this but the results are worth it. It is not too hard after a few times as you can leave sections wired up so you only have to join large lengths. I try to join up to about ten pieces at a time and flip it over before I join the major lengths. Jacob was a big help too as he did a lot of it after school. Now it will be my fault if he doesn't do too well in the HSC. The bridges are next on the card and then tacking down. I will be glad to finish so the car can go back in the garage when the track is stood up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westyxr8 Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Thanks Chipper yeah well I guess I have to get into it but I have being building this for nearly 3months and it has worn me out a bit, I got the weekend of and might have a go then, as you can see I'm trying to find the easy way out of this problem but there is never a easy out with this thanks for the info westyxr8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHIPS Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 ........Yep Westy, thats the way to do it. I'd give you a few hours if you were closer. Once you get started it won't take that long.....thinking about it is the worst part - so don't think too much about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoath Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Hey guys, I'm new to all this, and electronics is my worst subject. Does doing this work the same way as using power taps? Or is this more a case of good connections from piece to piece? Looks great so far, I enjoy reading the scratch builds, as I'll be starting one soon. Cheers. Quote Cheers, Dick SCMR build thread Woodbrook Valley build thread "A Man's home is his castle, but his garage is his sanctuary!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHIPS Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Or is this more a case of good connections from piece to piece? ...BINGO!! If you do this you don't need power-taps either..........well, perhaps just one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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