Power Tool Drag Racing Build and destroy.
Fri, May 30
|Seattle
This is an informal but informative class to help you build a powertool drag racer for our upcoing event tentatively scheduled for late july (maybe the 13th). Come build your racer and test it. Track will be available. We will be working in a fully equipped metal fabrication studio.
Time & Location
May 30, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Seattle, 7800 7th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
About the Event
Building a power tool drag racer can be either simple or complex depending on your design.
Your goal is to buld a race-tool that will make it down the track with a certain amount of style, speed and grace. Creativity counts a lot and trophies are awarded based on a variety of arbitrary criteria, if it makes us laugh, cry, or fear for our safety, it is likely to win a trophy.
Bree Pettis made this excellent instructional video to help explain the idea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLJKM19v6hg
The easiest racer to build would be based around a belt sander, grinders are a bit harder to work with, drills can be a bit tricky, chainsaws work reasonably well.
Your tool will need some some way to stay aligned in the track. Your racer is also likely to require a platform with wheels to allow it to achieve decent speed down the track.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TMYafAUbMYA