Recycling CDs Into Race Cars

• Hi everybody. This is our auto racing car
• It's completely free and automatic
• If you are a Parent, it will be very suitable to play with your Children
• Making it very simple, will be very interesting
• I will guide you, let's make it!

YOU NEED

1. CD disc
2. Rubber band
3. Bottle cap
4. Ice cream sticks

⚡ Sorry everyone, but this tutorial may not be detailed. You can see the specific instructions by the video I posted above

Step 1: Prepare

Prepare 2 CDs

Step 2: Tape

• Wrap black tape around the CD
• You can skip this step, it's okay
• But it can be used for decoration

Step 3: Ice Cream Sticks

• Next, prepare 3 ice cream sticks, and Cut off the 2 ends

Step 4: Hot Glue

• Use hot glue to stick one end of the popsicle stick on the first CD
• Do the same with the remaining two ice cream sticks
• Once done, place it all on the second CD

Step 5: Rubber Bands

• Use rubber bands (6 pieces)
• Tie the rubber bands together
• and put it on a plate to make the mechanism work
• Next, fasten one end of the cd with hot glue

Step 6: Bottle Cap

• Make a small hole in the cap and place it on the middle of the CD
• Pierce the rubber band on the top of the bottle

Step 7: Almost Done, Last Step

• On the other end, place the pencil to make the mechanism rotate
• After this step, you have completed the racing car product
• Congratulations

Step 8: Finised Products

Thanks for watching.

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Comments

[dwieland]

I had forgotten about the spool racers my brothers and I made as kids in the 1950s, so this was a great reminder and an upgrade using modern materials. I thought this would be a great project to do with my 6-year-old granddaughter, especially if it could be simplified and not use hot glue. Considering the easy access to toilet paper rolls (especially these days), I used one instead of the sticks and simply substituted tape for the glue. Before assembly, the little gal was keen on doing the fabulous decoration you can see in the picture below. I also added a thin plastic washer between the pencil and bottle top, which I think reduces the friction.
The racer works like a charm. Thanks for the inspiration!

[DDN DIY]

Thank you very much. Your comment is my motivation

[crcolin]

No sorry it was a piece of candle with the elastic band going through and onto the stick.

[crcolin]

Me too, was great fun having races with them, used candle grease to make them run smoothly.

[seamster]

Very clever, I like this a lot! : )

[DDN DIY]

Thank you very much

[Oncer]

Wonderful to see these again. When I were a lad back in the '60's we called them tanks and made them out of cotton reals, a slice of candle, a rubber band and matchsticks. The candle slice was in the place of the bottle top and "geared" them down to a slower speed than your racers. They looked fantastic trundling across the living room carpet. Thank you for sharing.

[DDN DIY]

Thanks for your compliments, Hope it will be helpful for you :)