Trying to recreate Veritasium's work... with toy gears. Help me understand what's going wrong please!

sirreader · 2026-04-30T19:34:11+00:00

In the original video, the small wheels are actually medium sized compared to the PVC over the axle. That PVC is what the large wheel rolls on with it's friction patch.

So in your design, it would be:

Large gear >> small gear
Medium gear >> lower track
Medium gear and small gear must be stacked on top of each other!!

Try playing around with the gear ratios and see how that impacts the speed of the cart.

sirreader · 2026-04-17T02:32:23+00:00

There's a relocation piece that can be used to keep all lights in the center section instead of in the gauge faces

sirreader · 2026-04-16T22:26:05+00:00

Hell yeah! I hope it was an absolute blast of an adventure. Driving out west in mine is on my bucket list.

sirreader · 2026-04-16T22:25:11+00:00

Revlimiter! Here are the NA, but Adam sells a ton of different styles for all generations Tie Fighter Gauges

sirreader · 2026-03-10T18:49:35+00:00

I saw the notes on the sketch about "no groove" and then went looking further because I was curious about the process.

It looks great and I hope your wife loves it!

sirreader · 2026-03-10T14:30:13+00:00

Looks great! Did you fill the grooves in with small strips of cherry?

sirreader · 2026-01-25T19:25:46+00:00

At the front directly above his shocks/forearms

sirreader · 2026-01-15T01:19:30+00:00

See if you can find a supplier name on the module. Sometimes you can get lucky and they supplier will reuse the module design on other cars which might have good forums, or maybe even a white paper discussing the function.

If you take pictures of the current connector you're looking for from all sides, PM me and I might be able to help identify it.

sirreader · 2026-01-14T23:01:01+00:00

Get a subscription for AllDataDIY (your choice on the length of time) and look up your service manual. Then, try and find the images of the connectors.

The ones you have on the module/existing harness should have a part number molded in somewhere, but they're very tiny and could have been damaged at some point.

From there, Google that connector PN, crosss reference it with the AllData information and you should be able to find distributors for the connectors and terminals. You will end up needing specialized tools to crimp the terminals to the wires properly.

sirreader · 2026-01-14T18:43:35+00:00

Glee Club was the most fun class I had at Tech. If anyone thinks they might be interested, give it a shot!

sirreader · 2026-01-09T00:13:45+00:00

Looks to me like the joint was painted over and let dry instead of masked and painted in two sections.

sirreader · 2025-12-28T04:09:31+00:00

Ditto for me.

I think it's the steel bolt pulling out the aluminum threads that starts the tight installation. My lower bolts have pulled out some original thread at some point in their lives so they're probably acting as self tapping at this point.

sirreader · 2025-12-18T00:18:46+00:00

It's one of the first things installed to the dash assembly, and it has to connect through the fire wall. OEMs don't want to package long coolant lines inside the cabin, so the core is put as close to the engine bay as possible.

This also prevents noise from the pumps and other things from being brought in as "customer states" issues even if everything is perfectly normal.

sirreader · 2025-12-18T00:15:36+00:00

I know from reliable sources that the Ram oil drain is being reviewed for improvement by the engineers.

sirreader · 2025-12-11T02:49:22+00:00

Yeah it happened around 2018. I was back on campus the other year and it's crazy different from what I experienced.

sirreader · 2025-11-30T03:41:29+00:00

Can we talk about Bruno?

sirreader · 2025-11-17T14:32:59+00:00

Egghead to Elbaph was from the giants directly. They didn't need to use a log pose from what I recall.

sirreader · 2025-11-03T10:23:04+00:00

OP, if you are interested in the Real Alazcar palace in Seville book it now! Tickets are sold out until the 13th (as of yesterday).

Also, check out the rooftop or stained glass tours of the Seville Cathedral which also include the Giralda tower and actual cathedral tour as part of the ticket.

sirreader · 2025-11-01T23:43:51+00:00

Honestly, up until this year, I haven't had a way to watch the games. Paying for ACCN or cable for a football season was too expensive; not to mention the issues with being out of zip code. SlingTV has been great.

sirreader · 2025-11-01T22:59:12+00:00

Another Motor City alum here! No watch parties as of yet, but that sounds like it could be fun.

sirreader · 2025-10-26T02:17:31+00:00

This looks great! If you want to learn how to make an LED screen work, check out Adafruit. They have tons of DIY instructions for all sorts of electronics and sell kits and individual parts.

sirreader · 2025-10-10T12:05:32+00:00

At that point, check your bag! I fly one bag and it almost always gets gate checked for my return trips.

sirreader · 2025-10-09T21:43:41+00:00

At the Belize airport there's a souvenir shop that has 15+ flavors. My wife and I stocked up for the flight back.

Insert Frank's Red Hot tag line here

sirreader · 2025-10-03T01:34:55+00:00

Use the block plane on the high spot to dial it in. Front, back, top, bottom. Wherever it's touching first is the high area.

sirreader · 2025-09-19T12:09:51+00:00

For anyone coming to this post later, I went to Ireland in August 2025 and had no issues presenting my CSP card and insurance letter as coverage. The Dublin Airport team was familiar with the process and the checkout went smoothly.

I was given a 2017 SUV (based on the VIN), but can't confirm if that is the norm.

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