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Apr 17, 2024 · Drill 4 holes into the water bottle to make axles. Push 2 plastic straws into the holes for the axles. Pierce holes in the center of 4 plastic bottle caps to make wheels. Thread the bottle cap wheels onto the straw axles with a piece of string. Spray paint the bottle, wheels, and axles if you like. Method 1.
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Step 1: Materials. · 2 Bottles with caps (1 square shaped, 1 round) · 1 Long drinking straw. · Small electric motor (use from broken electronic device) · 4 Same size bottle caps with holes drilled in the center. · 1 Long wooden skewer.
- 1. · 2 Bottles with caps (1 square shaped, 1 round) · 1 Long drinking straw· Small electric motor (use from broken electronic...
- 2. · 1 Straw· Scissors· Square shaped bottle
- 3. Cut the straw, leaving 1 inch on each side of the bottle. Refer to the picture.
- 4. Using the rest of the straw cut it to the same length as the first segment. Refer to step 3.
- 5. Place the straws as far apart as possible for stability, and perpendicular to the bottle center-line.
- 6. For this step you will need a hot glue gun, glue, square bottle and the shortened straws.
- 7. Apply a fair amount of glue to the middle of the straw, leaving the ends unglued.
- 8. Glue the straw to the bottle.
- 9. Repeat the process with the second straw as shown in step 8.
- 10. For this process you will need the hot glue gun, glue, 4 bottle caps with holes in the center and 1 long wooden skewer.
Axle of the Car. Take two straws and cut each one so that they are slightly longer than the width of the plastic bottle. Pass each straw piece through the two set of holes all the way through on the other side. Measure and cut the wooden skewers, so they are a little longer than the length of the straw. Slide each skewers through the straws.
Dec 10, 2015 · Build a Toy Car. Tape one of the cut straws parallel to the top of the empty PURELL® Hand Sanitizer bottle, but about 2 cm below it. Place a bottle cap on one end of a skewer. If you don’t get just the right snug fit when you place the skewer (axle) in the wheel (alas, we didn’t), use a bit of air-dry clay on both sides of the wheel to ...
Nov 8, 2019 · Tip #1: Thread a stick through a straw, attach the straw to the car body, and then attach wheels to the stick. This almost always works well. Tip #2: The best dowel stick to use is actually a shish-ka-bob skewer. Tip #3: If you use the skewer you should snip off the points first. I use a wire cutter.
Dec 21, 2023 · Description. 1. Gather Materials: water bottle, 4 bottle caps, 2 straws, glue, cardboard. 2. Cut the water bottle: The water bottle will serve as the body of the car. 3. Create the Wheels: Use the bottle caps as the wheels. 4. Assemble the Axle: Thread two straws through the bottle, these will hold the wheels.
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Feb 3, 2024 · To build a water bottle car, you will need the following materials: Water bottle: The main component of the car body. Choose a sturdy and lightweight water bottle for optimal performance. Bottle caps: These will serve as the wheels of the car. Make sure to collect enough bottle caps to match the number of wheels you want to use.
