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Rubber Band Powered Car to answer Carissa's question - test run

1,400 views · Published 4 March 2014 · 1:53 · Indexed 22 September 2026

Channel: GrandadIsAnOldMan · 2014 · Science & Technology

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This short video just shows the test run.
One of my subscribers was having a problem with her version of my Rubber Band Powered Car #9. She uploaded a video to show me the problem and I could see I hadn't made it clear enough how I attached the rubber band at the front of the car. She had attached it to the front axle and that stopped the front axle turning. The fix was to take the band off the front axle and attach it to a paperclip pushed on the rim of the tube.
Alternatively put a ball pen tube through the front of the car and put the axle inside it so it is free running. You can then attach the rubber band to the ball pen tube without stopping the front axle from turning. (That is how I did it in #9 but it may not have been clear on the video).

Main Components
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Cardboard Tube
4 CDs/DVDs
8 Plastic bottle tops
1 Ballpen tube or a paperclip
2 thin Garden canes or barbecue skewers
Some rubberbands

Main Tools
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Bradawl
Pencil

Previous video here https://youtu.be/wlShvC_ntrA
Build video here https://youtu.be/koyxrYSNbcE

Some helpfiles
Making the CD wheels https://youtu.be/ZRrjBuWfmrM
CD Wheels with Cardboard Hubs https://youtu.be/Js1rtn2IGTE
Putting rubber tyres on CDs https://youtu.be/ZnuPnveCbxs
Connecting rubber bands https://youtu.be/EbYuhdwknbs
Connecting the band to the axle https://youtu.be/0wPYxloUFJQ

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