How To Build a Pinewood Derby Car/Tools
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Bench vise
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Coping saw
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Scroll_saw_-_Dremel.jpg/200px-Scroll_saw_-_Dremel.jpg)
Scroll saw
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Scroll saw
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Belt sander
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Battery hand drill
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Drillpress.jpg/200px-Drillpress.jpg)
Drill press
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axle hole drilling tool
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Axle_insertion_tool.jpg/200px-Axle_insertion_tool.jpg)
Axle insertion tool
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Axle_Press.jpg/200px-Axle_Press.jpg)
Axle press
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Bore_polishing_tool.jpg/200px-Bore_polishing_tool.jpg)
Wheel bore polishing tool
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Hub_tool.jpg/200px-Hub_tool.jpg)
Hub tool
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Hub_tool_closeup.jpg/200px-Hub_tool_closeup.jpg)
hub tool closeup
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Centering wheel mandrel
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Wheel_shaver.jpg/200px-Wheel_shaver.jpg)
Wheel shaving tool
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Wheel_shaver_closeup.jpg/200px-Wheel_shaver_closeup.jpg)
Wheel shaving tool closeup
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Hub_shaver.jpg/200px-Hub_shaver.jpg)
Hub shaving tool
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Wheel_balancing_tool.jpg/200px-Wheel_balancing_tool.jpg)
Wheel balancing tool
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CNC lathe
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Band_saw.jpg/200px-Band_saw.jpg)
Band saw
General Tools
[edit | edit source]Bench Vise
[edit | edit source]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Vajco.jpg/200px-Vajco.jpg)
- Uses
- Holding block.
- Safety
- Adult supervision
Coping saw
[edit | edit source]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Coping_saw.jpg/200px-Coping_saw.jpg)
- Uses
- Cutting block.
- Safety
- Adult supervision
Scroll saw
[edit | edit source]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Scroll_saw_-_Dremel.jpg/200px-Scroll_saw_-_Dremel.jpg)
- Uses
- Cutting block.
- Safety
- Adult use, safety glasses
Band Saw
[edit | edit source]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Tischs%C3%A4ge01.jpg/200px-Tischs%C3%A4ge01.jpg)
- Uses
- Cutting block.
- Safety
- Adult use, safety glasses
Belt Sander
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- Uses
- Sanding and squaring block.
- Safety
- Adult use, safety glasses
Hand Drill
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- Uses
- Axle holes, weight holes, wheel sanding, axle polishing.
- Safety
- Adult supervision, safety glasses
Drill press
[edit | edit source]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Drillpress.jpg/200px-Drillpress.jpg)
- Uses
- Axle holes, weight holes, wheel sanding, axle groove cutting.
- Safety
- Adult use, safety glasses
Specialty Tools
[edit | edit source]Axle hole tool
[edit | edit source]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Axle_hole_tool.jpg/200px-Axle_hole_tool.jpg)
- Uses
- Drilling accurate axle holes and pilot holes for axle slots without a drill press (U.S. Patent 6,904,694).[1]
- Safety
- Adult supervision, safety glasses
Axle insertion tool
[edit | edit source]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Axle_insertion_tool.jpg/200px-Axle_insertion_tool.jpg)
- Uses
- Axle insertion without hammer[2]
- Safety
- Adult supervision
Axle Press
[edit | edit source]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Axle_Press.jpg/200px-Axle_Press.jpg)
- Uses
- Axle straightening and beveling/tapering (U.S. Patent Application 20060090536).[3]
- Safety
- Adult supervision, safety glasses
Wheel bore polishing tool
[edit | edit source]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Bore_polishing_tool.jpg/200px-Bore_polishing_tool.jpg)
- Uses
- Polishing hub bore[4]
- Safety
- Adult supervision
Hub tool
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Hub_tool_closeup.jpg/200px-Hub_tool_closeup.jpg)
- Uses
- Hub reaming, squaring and coning (U.S. Patent 6,969,312).[5]
- Safety
- Adult supervision
Wheel mandrel
[edit | edit source]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Wheel_mandrel.jpg/200px-Wheel_mandrel.jpg)
- Uses
- Wheel sanding and polishing (U.S. Patent Application 20050110224).
- Safety
- Adult supervision, safety glasses
Wheelshaver
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Wheel_shaver_closeup.jpg/200px-Wheel_shaver_closeup.jpg)
- Uses
- Wheel surface and side treatment.[6]
- Safety
- Adult supervision
Outer hub shaver
[edit | edit source]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Hub_shaver.jpg/200px-Hub_shaver.jpg)
- Uses
- Flattening outer hub.[7]
- Safety
- Adult supervision
Wheel balancing tool
[edit | edit source]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Wheel_balancing_tool.jpg/200px-Wheel_balancing_tool.jpg)
- Uses
- Static balancing wheels.[8]
- Safety
- Adult supervision
Commercial Tools
[edit | edit source]Lathe
[edit | edit source]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/MoriSeikiLathe.jpg/200px-MoriSeikiLathe.jpg)
- Uses
- Wheel and axle modifications.
Band saw
[edit | edit source]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Band_saw.jpg/200px-Band_saw.jpg)
- Uses
- Body cutout.