Badge Pulley Powered Car

2,084 views · Published 17 December 2014 · 4:09 · Indexed 24 October 2026

Channel: GrandadIsAnOldMan · 2014 · Science & Technology

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plant adock asked "can you make a car, that is power from a badge pulley". I couldn't find a badge pulley at a sensible price but I found an identical mechanism for clipping a pencil to your belt at 2 for £1 in the bargain store so I used that instead.

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Main components
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Badge Pulley or similar item
4 CDs
8 bottle tops
2 bbq skewers
Drinking straw
popsicle sticks or cardboard for chassis

Main Tools
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Hot Glue Gun
Sharp knife

Filmed using
FujiFilm FinePix S4800

Edited using
Serif MoviePlus Starter Edition

If you need guidance on making the CD wheels here is my old helpfile https://youtu.be/ZRrjBuWfmrM?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB2v0vxMJyZ9cPweAGx1FK6e
Here is my old helpfile for putting rubber tyres on CDs https://youtu.be/ZnuPnveCbxs?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB2v0vxMJyZ9cPweAGx1FK6e
Here is my old help file on connecting rubber bands https://youtu.be/EbYuhdwknbs?list=PLA5a2xPRSrB2v0vxMJyZ9cPweAGx1FK6e

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