Stroller's Car Stopper
Stroller's no fuss, no muss, foam less, towel less car stopper.
This is an idea for you guys to try and improve.
This pic is the side view of the Stroller's Car Stopper.
Isn't it pretty? I'm not much of craftsman. I'm sure someone could make one that looked nicer.
This is the front view. It has a archway for the cars to go thru.
And finally this is a short video done solo so the videography is not that good. I am pushing the cars as hard as I can. I think it is much faster than an ordinary finishing speed would be. Of course I could be wrong.
Wish someone would tell me why my videos go all pixelated like that.
Anyways the material that cars go under is rubberized non-skid shelf liner. You have to smooth the material after each run. It does stop two cars as well as it does one car. ..........................
Discussion
A braking system! I think Preacher was trying to develop one earlier. How do cars with projections do - headers, stacks, fins? Do they snag?
both the drag tracks and 6 lane raceway finish lines ask you not to send the cars backwards through the traps... the paddles are not designed to move the wrong way...looks like your cars will roll back against the paddles...
Only 2 have rolled back beyond the archway but they were going quite slowly......
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Have you given any thought to padded doors that would keep the cars from rolling back out? This is the rear view of the new catch box I built for the new 4 lane track at LJLRC. You can see we use the HW 6 lane finish gate out in the front. This is the 4th catch box I've made and I've found that the padded doors work great to keep the cars in the box. I use 1/8" thick or so plexiglass and adhesive foam on both sides. They are hinged to the underside of the top of the box, and angled so they don't swing backwards letting the cars out.
Funny thing. I keep making these wood catch boxes but I'm still using a foamed lined cardboard box, which had cardboard doors. Still works great, just not too pretty.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/q80/s720x720/1493232_10152152142155797_547207564_n.jpgHave you given any thought to padded doors that would keep the cars from rolling back out? This is the rear view of the new catch box I built for the new 4 lane track at LJLRC. You can see we use the HW 6 lane finish gate out in the front. This is the 4th catch box I've made and I've found that the padded doors work great to keep the cars in the box. I use 1/8" thick or so plexiglass and adhesive foam on both sides. They are hinged to the underside of the top of the box, and angled so they don't swing backwards letting the cars out.
Funny thing. I keep making these wood catch boxes but I'm still using a foamed lined cardboard box, which had cardboard doors. Still works great, just not too pretty.
All I can say is you do GREAT work! I've tried using a small bag of rice on each side of my stop box just in testing...and it seemed to work really well at slowing the cars down. Just take a Zip lock baggie and put some rice in it, and see how it works. I don't think you would want the bag to be weighted down sooooo much that the car would come to a complete stop...but just enough weight to help cushion the stop. Hope this makes sense.
Preacher
I've tried using a small bag of rice on each side of my stop box just in testing...and it seemed to work really well at slowing the cars down. Just take a Zip lock baggie and put some rice in it, and see how it works. I don't think you would want the bag to be weighted down sooooo much that the car would come to a complete stop...but just enough weight to help cushion the stop. Hope this makes sense.Preacher
Great ideal Preacher! I use two rice bags, but I have them in "tights". (Some old hand weights I had made way back) I always thought they were to tight and didnt give enough - so I had rolled a microfiber towel for them to set on and take the main impact. Going to change to the zip lock bag and still wrap the micro fiber towel around or under them! Should be a much looser pack! Thanks!
The real reason for me using the Zip Lock bag was it was convenient, and would allow me to experiment with different amounts of rice to get the right weight. After that, I was going to ask my precious wife to sew up a couple of small pouches to hold the rice...to make it more durable with all the impacts of the cars.
Preacher
both the drag tracks and 6 lane raceway finish lines ask you not to send the cars backwards through the traps... the paddles are not designed to move the wrong way...looks like your cars will roll back against the paddles...