How to Build a Model of a Go-Cart
Whether you are a go-cart enthusiast or simply felt the desire to build a model, constructing a model go-cart can be a rewarding experience. Toy construction kits from brands like Lego and Meccano provide full kits for creating a model of a go-cart. As useful as these kits are for engaging children in being creative and building things with their hands, it's also possible to build a model go-cart from scratch. You can also use parts of the kits to build a model of your own design.
Things You'll Need
- 1/4 inch thick plywood board
- 1/4 inch radius quarter-circle beading
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Coping saw
- Drill
- Hacksaw
- 2 Metal dowels
- 4 Meccano go-cart wheels
- Lego bucket seat from racing car
- Lego car steering wheel
- Tacks
Instructions
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Draw a rectangle on the ¼ inch thick plywood board. This rectangle should be the size you want the frame of your go-cart to be. Draw two more rectangles on the plywood whose longest sides are equal to the longest side of the first rectangle, and whose shortest sides are equal to the depth of your model go-ccart's frame. Use the coping saw to cut out these three rectangles.
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Draw two more rectangles on the plywood, this time with the length of their longest sides equal to the shortest side of the first rectangle, and the length of their shortest sides equal to the depth of the go-cart's frame. Cut these rectangles out with the coping saw. Lay the largest rectangle on the worktop and stand the two long rectangles up on their longest sides on either side of it. Stand the shorter rectangles up on their longest sides at the top and bottom of the first rectangle. This creates a wooden tray which will be the frame of the model go-cart.
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Hammer tacks into the wooden frame to secure all four sides to the base. Hammer tacks in at half-inch intervals through the sides of the upright rectangles into the base of the frame. Cut the quarter-circle beading to a length equal to the depth of the frame. Glue the piece into the outside corner of the frame. Repeat this three more times for each corner of the frame.
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Measure 1/5 of the way along the longest side of the frame. Make a mark at this point half way up the side of the frame. Do the same on the other side of the frame. Measure 1/5 of the way in from the other end of the cart and make identical marks on both sides. Drill through each hole to create two pairs of axle holes. Push a piece of metal dowel through both pairs of holes to create two axles. Thread a Meccano wheel onto both ends of each dowel and secure with a bolt.
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Drill a small angled hole in the inside front of the go cart frame. Do not drill right through to the other side, just drill far enough to be able to glue a short piece of the metal dowel. This is the steering wheel pillar. Attach a Lego steering wheel to the end of the pillar and secure with glue. Glue a bucket seat from a Lego racing car to the inside back of the frame to complete the model.
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