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Re: How to attach axle to FisherPrice gearbox?

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Originally Posted by billbo911 View Post
We made ours out of a scrap disk of PVC. One of our sponsors is Precision Plastics. They gave us a box of all types and sizes of scrap a couple years ago. It was just one of the items in the box. It needed a little cleaning up on the lathe but after that it was perfect.
Okay awesome. Yeah in that case I'd wanna try PVC lumber, bascially a lightweight yet strong material my team has used for a number of years now with a ton of success. You can get 1x4 lengths of it at Lowes.
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