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Title: WHEELS
Post by: Snoopy on February 23, 2010, 01:57:39 PM

My eldest boy spent half term (OK they are home educated but we still "honour" the school hols) roaming the village with a mate seeking scrap to make a soap box cart. They didn't have a clue how to go about it but were convinced that I would help with the mechanics if necessary, which I would be happy to do.
After one whole afternoon they produced their "blue-prints" and I talked them through the problems. I did ask why they hadn't just got a plan off the internet but they said they wanted to do it themselves. OK having explained the need to provide some means of steering and therefore not to nail the front axle on to their plank we were "cooking with gas" as they say.

Then came the problem ~ they had scrounged a 4 foot plank off of some builders, they had (God knows where) found a real "orange" box and a whole load of foam ...... I was happy to let them raid my tool box for bolts, washers and the like but what about wheels?

Can't find any bloody wheels anywhere. What ever happened to old prams and pushchairs that you could get a set of two axles and four wheels from? Local charity shop was my suggestion so off they went to enquire ......... ?50  eeek:  Yes fifty bloody quid for an old pram FFS!  noooo:

They spent the rest of the week scouring every nook and cranny around here but not an abandoned pram to be found.

How are boys supposed to grow up properly when you can't even rely on people to dump their old prams in the hedgerows anymore?  cussing:

Title: Re: WHEELS
Post by: GROWLER on February 23, 2010, 02:42:04 PM

I'll keep me eyes open for you on me rounds like.

You may 'ave to lend me some bricks, balaclava and a torch like. lol:

Title: Re: WHEELS
Post by: tel on March 10, 2010, 09:44:23 AM

Stumbled into this place in Kingston yesterday.

http://www.clasohlson.co.uk/Product/Product.aspx?id=104411704

Title: Re: WHEELS
Post by: GROWLER on March 10, 2010, 10:01:51 AM

Quote from: tel on March 10, 2010, 09:44:23 AM

Stumbled into this place in Kingston yesterday.

http://www.clasohlson.co.uk/Product/Product.aspx?id=104411704

HOW MUCH!!!!!?

40 SNOTTERS!!!!? eeek:

Title: Re: WHEELS
Post by: Nick on March 10, 2010, 11:50:11 AM

I did this with The Boy 2 summers ago. Went to the local dump and found a couple of old prams. Big warnings not to remove stuff (WHY????) but did it anyway. Job done.

And well done those boys, it's the Hunter-Gatherer instinct  cloud9:

Title: Re: WHEELS
Post by: GROWLER on March 10, 2010, 04:13:52 PM

Any'ow. You sorted and built the beast yet Snoopio?

Title: Re: WHEELS
Post by: Snoopy on March 10, 2010, 05:08:45 PM

We have our feelers out for wheels.
The boys are making plans for the construction to take place during the Easter Hols.
They want to do it themselves (with minimum help).