jht129 Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Hey, I have been recently thinking of making a wood electric go kart just for fun and my friends and siblings. Does anyone know where would be a good place to start? I have searched google up and down and it's not giving me anything good. I am not a big fan of welding, so it can't be metal. Gas is very expensive these days, so I decided to stick with electric. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Steam power is fucking cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeoneE1se Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Steam power is fucking cool. steam power is fucking cool! edit: steam power is fucking COLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rFayjW98ciLoNQLDZmFRKD Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Steam power is fucking cool. steam power is fucking cool! and dangerous when done carelessly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 "I lost this hand when my steam powered car exploded." You still look fucking cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlit Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 I always fancied using a sewing machine foot pedal as an accelerator... Only thing I'm not sure about with those is exactly how they work and what kind of resistance they have... Perhaps with a small circuit for a psuedo gearbox (so it gives you more of a range of speeds, if you wanted to go slower you could drop a "gear", easier to impliment than a real gearbox but less effective). Still, a couple of 12/24v batteries and something like that, a couple of motors, some wheels/tires, brakes, steering, you're good to go. It's a really basic plan as far as karts can go, you might not want the motors driven directly by the motors, you might want 2/4 wheel drive, etc, there's a whole bunch of decisions you could make depending on how much you've got to spend and what the kart's for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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