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Old 01-07-2011, 12:41 PM   #14
RIJIMMY
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RIJIMMY - this is a great project for you to do with your kid. I recommend you start early on it so you don't rush at the end. Also make it a bit of a science project with your kid. Not only what to do but why.

Key topics:

Friction
Alignment
Weight
and most of all FUN
im jusy hoping mine rolls!
I have mine that my dad and I built years ago, it was heavily weighted in the front and shaped like a whale, came in first place.
what do you use to shape the wood, table saw? File? I have no clue, Im really not exaggerating that I cant build anything.

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