A Rubber Band Car

Drill a 5 8 inch hole in the.

A rubber band car.

Draw a line of hot glue around the clear. Long distance rubber band car step 1. Heavy materials like metal washers. Glue two of the axle.

Center the dowel and cut a drinking straw to create a stopper between the axle hole and the spool on the wheel. The button needs to be big enough to cover the hole in the middle of the. Making the wheels 1. Glue the wheels together to form one.

Hot glue a button to the front of each cd. Corrugated cardboard two drinking straws two wooden skewers four cds that are okay to get scratched sponge paper clip assorted rubber bands tape scissors flat hard surface for testing your car hot glue gun optional. Place the rubber band over the center of one hole and use the rubber band as a guide for placing the rest of the holes. Hot glue a 1 inch 2 54 centimeter wooden spool to the back of each cd.

Cut 12 1 1 2 inch x 1 1 2 inch squares. Are the gears whirring away inside your head yet. Create the drive wheel and the body cut 3 wheels and 2 of the body. Insert the 6 inch dowel into the holes of the front axle.

Small plastic wheels and 1 8 dowels optional. There are lots of creative rubber band car ideas but you definitely need a rubber band and a way to wind it up. This rubber band powered car is an awesome engineering activity for your next stem project time. Wrap some rubber bands around the.