Over all things went fairly well. We built a working vehicle that runs with a mousetrap. As previously expressed in other “blog” entries our vehicle (Sir Roger of Super Awesome Tyrannosaurus Rex… Shire) went forward initially about six meters and then with revisions an average of about eight meters. It ran every time and stayed together when it counted; falling apart only while we were working on it.
For our axel holders we used coat hangers* which worked very well and allowed the wheels to turn with ease. This worked allot more than our first idea of drilling holes through the wood itself would have. We glued the mousetrap with powerful glue to the chassis so it stayed there with no trouble. Other than these two things everything could have been done better as was evident when compared to our opponent’s performances.
The most important things about this sort of project are teamwork and a good use of time. Our vehicle would have been a lot better if we were working through every lunch etcetera. That is not something any of us would be willing to do and I still wouldn’t to be honest. People should involve themselves in the project and not depend on somebody else to figure it out and do all of the work. Anything more I write will just be repeating previous posts. The point is if you try your best everything should work out.
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