Pinewood Derby Weights

Adjustments are easy, just cut off a segment, even on race day!

Attach weight to bottom or counter-sink under the car. Screws included.

Approximately 2oz, zinc

Three 1 oz zinc round weights (approximately 3 oz total weight)

Round weights are inserted into your car, so they are hidden.

Just drill a 3/8" hole in the back of the block,
cut off the exact amount of weight you need, slide them in and cover the hole with wood putty.

A nice combination is a set of round weights and a set of stick-on weights or tungsten putty to get the exact weight you need.

Approximately 3 oz total weight, zinc

Why Tungsten Weights are better

Tungsten gives you an advantage because it is about 1.8 times more dense than lead...
which means tungsten is about half the size for the same weight.

Since pinewood derby cars are so small it is important to place weight exactly where you need it.

The single tungsten cylinder on top (.5oz) weighs nearly the same as the three zinc cylinders (.75oz) on the bottom.

This gives you more flexibility in your car design,
because you can place weights more precisely in a smaller area for maximum speed in the flat part of the track.

Maximum car design flexibility,
and
precise weight placement

- Precise weight placement
- Maximum car design flexibility

1 oz bag of spheres (also known as BBs) allows you to add small amounts
of weight to bring your car to precisely the 5oz limit by adding just the right
amount of weight in very small increments.

1 oz total weight

Smaller is better!
Each cylinder weighs .5 oz.
Each cylinder is 3/8" diameter and only 7/16" long.
Just use a 3/8" drill, insert them and cover the hole with wood putty.

- Precise weight placement
- Maximum car design flexibility

2 oz total weight

Smaller is better!
Each cylinder weighs .5 oz.
Each cylinder is 3/8" diameter and only 7/16" long.
Just use a 3/8" drill, insert the weights into the hole and cover the hole with wood putty.

- Precise weight placement
- Maximum can design flexibility

3oz total weight

Tungsten Putty - add weight anywhere on your car!

Tungsten putty that is soft and malleable so it can be changed into virtually any shape or broken off into pieces!

Tungsten putty is child-safe. There are no toxic materials in it.
Packaged in 1 oz pieces.

Here is a cool way to add weight to your car... a cool looking polished Tungsten Canopy!

The Tungsten Canopy adds 2.5oz of weight while adding a cool decorative look at the same time.

The canopy has a 3/8" diameter by 1/2" mounting stud on the back. Just use a standard 3/8" drill bit, put glue on the backside and insert. Fast, easy and cool looking.

Tungsten is non-toxic, child-safe and is paintable.
Packaged in 2.5 oz pieces.

Don't be surprised at the weigh-in!

Weigh your car with this handy scale that can be used after the race for mailing, food weighing, etc. Weighing tray is stainless steel. Display is blue backlit LCD.

This is our larger scale that weighs up to 13lbs and is accurate to .1 oz
9 volt battery included.

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Don't be surprised at the weigh-in!

Weigh your pinewood derby car with this pocket sized, portable mini-scale during your car building stage. You can even slip it into your pocket and bring it with you on race day!

This scale is very precise, weighing up to 500g and highly accurate to within .001 oz

Bright blue backlit LCD is easy to read.
Remove protective cover to increase tray size. Perfect size to weigh your car block, wheels and axles.
2 AAA batteries included.

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