How to build a homemade Hot Wheels track for less than $50.
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@darrenfood4 ай бұрын
Great idea for a start gate, exactly what I was looking for.
@talladega500inches411 ай бұрын
I’m trying to build a starting gate that doesn’t require me climbing up a ladder, yours is the third I’ve come to, haven’t even watched your video yet, I just had to tell you I love the name the frugal die caster 😂😂😂I’ve got a 500 inch track the gate is 10 ft off the ground, it’s one hell of a contraption, but I’m proud to say it’s completely made from stuff people were throwing away. I have literally $00 in the track, old vinyl siding is a great track surface.
@WestTexasDiecast4 ай бұрын
Great idea! You’ve obviously came a long way since the making of this video. My Playrobotics timing system just shipped this week, you inspired me to get one 😎
@frugaldiecaster40264 ай бұрын
Thank you! I love my Playrobotics starting gate, but it does have its little quirks. The best part of it is the remote control! Make sure you get some extra wire extensions if your track is longer than 6 feet!
@talladega500inches411 ай бұрын
I’ve watched the video now and think it’s genius in its simplicity, and I’ll be trying my hand at it, I’ve tried a pin drop gate years ago that never worked quite right. I’m a subscriber now, and appreciate the starting gate idea, when you have a minute, check out them 500 inches.
@natelarge3 жыл бұрын
Top Quality build. Love it when someone makes something that they are passionate about.
@Geeksiders4 жыл бұрын
This is genius! Been looking for a good diy starting gate. Yours is hands down the best
@TinyGarage3 ай бұрын
Awesome work, thanks for sharing your process and knowledge!
@3Dbotmaker5 жыл бұрын
Very cool set up. Nice clean design.
@abatallsoldchannel52163 жыл бұрын
Hi 3Dbotmaker I’m a huge fan
@MUSTANGHUNTER2 жыл бұрын
You know it's good when 3Dbotmaker likes and approves it🤙
@freethinker31614 жыл бұрын
Holy s*** that's awesome bro. Me and my son are now playing a lot of Hot Wheels. I've been frustrated at putting the tracks together. Been watching KZbin for tips and tricks. I think I'm definitely going to copy this. Great work.
@desirablematchbox2 жыл бұрын
Very nice. I especially like the way you did the starting gate. I plan to build a track just like this one. Matchbox and Hot Wheels racing will start on my channel next year.
@ThinkerOnTheBus8 күн бұрын
You should consider making a mechanism that flags the winner's lane. Should be able to make one somewhat similar to what is available for Hot Wheels. You could keep it simple, all mechanical with no electronics, and just have it flag the winner's lane. Then again, if you have the electronical engineering know-how, then you probably have enough spare parts lying around that you could build a finish line detector with a digital display indicating what place the car of each lane finished in. Something to consider, for if it were keep strictly mechanical, I don't see much difficulty in designing, and constructing a mechanism that would simply identify the winner.
@frugaldiecaster40267 күн бұрын
Unfortunately I haven’t had that track in over 5 years, BUT I will be building a new one here in the coming weeks!
@carlphillips58283 жыл бұрын
Love how you did this homemade track.
@DieCastDadLife4 ай бұрын
Great idea!!
@SouthernDieCastChallenge2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the Great Idea !
@frugaldiecaster40262 ай бұрын
My pleasure, thanks for watching! That was the first video I ever did and it was about 5 years ago, thinking about building another one.
@SouthernDieCastChallenge2 ай бұрын
@@frugaldiecaster4026 please do , I would watch it
@dougscustomcargarage34343 жыл бұрын
Great ideas cant wait to see more on the cheap
@Mikeisoutside3 жыл бұрын
Just subbed that’s a super cool track thanks for sharing
@gustavomoreno86314 жыл бұрын
Doing this today ! On my way to pick up some material
@MUSTANGHUNTER2 жыл бұрын
Wow this came out great!
@mariokarthotwheels Жыл бұрын
Really nice done. Bravo 👏👏👏👏
@TEAMROV109 ай бұрын
It's actually perfect!
@DJBastor2 жыл бұрын
These cars are very fast. Good job. You know need a finishing gate :)
@matthewtravis2386 Жыл бұрын
Great job 👏
@jaeer.campose5 жыл бұрын
Can you put list of materials on the description box
@greatbasingoldrush9 ай бұрын
Good video
@diecastmaniac23013 жыл бұрын
Looks great. Just subscribed.
@garylanzarone58423 жыл бұрын
Like what you did at the starting line. See what I came up with for some turns diy on my channel. Some short clips. Keep up the good work. Can't wait to see what you do with the rest.
@jrsdiecastcars15955 жыл бұрын
That is really cool nice video
@lawyerslastbreath3 жыл бұрын
I’m doing this ASAP !!! :)
@bandidodelcaminodiecast3 жыл бұрын
Very cool 👍🏁
@troyrubiales84293 жыл бұрын
amazing
@ChapmanFilms5 жыл бұрын
That was awesome
@frugaldiecaster40265 жыл бұрын
That’s a heck of a comment coming from you, your videos help inspire me to make it!
@bigsmalls83543 жыл бұрын
Did u glue the tracks on?
@o8thman8124 жыл бұрын
Lady: what are you doin in the garage at 2am? Me: making hotwheels racetrack starting gate... Lady: you were 7 52yrs ago.
@darrenfood4 ай бұрын
In the planning stage of making a version of this. My main concern is the starting gate being able to hold the cars in place without them pushing through before they're released. Did you just make it stiff enough to prevent this? I'd worry about it becoming loose over time. Was considering using a couple of pegs and a small rubber band that holds it in the start position, but not sure if that's really necessary.
@frugaldiecaster40264 ай бұрын
Actually it was real weird how it stayed stiff when the dowels were in the down position, just needing slight tug, it would come loose. I think it was because the drill hole that the gate goes through wasn’t a perfect circle. So when you twist the gate, it would be loose as it went around until it hit that defect in the drill hole then stick slightly. Not sure if it was dumb luck or bad engineering that just worked out lol. I would suggest something that blocks it from spinning all the way, like a pair of pegs like you mentioned.
@darrenfood4 ай бұрын
Great, thanks for the reply.@@frugaldiecaster4026
@rcbulldog86985 жыл бұрын
Nice! I got lucky and found a vintage 6 foot Hot Wheels 4 lane track with start and finish gates for $25 on Facebook marketplace. Cheers!
@Madman24164 жыл бұрын
RC Bulldog oh yeah facebook can be very good!
@matthewho4963 жыл бұрын
Hello I love your video clip, this video wa awesome. Also, where can I buy 6 LANES ORANGE TRACK? Thank you
@bubbadurel37833 жыл бұрын
Those were individual lanes / pieces of track placed beside one another.
@FlipperFord135 жыл бұрын
nice
@johnmeeler97375 жыл бұрын
this is great looking forward to races at your track. it needs a name. who are you going to sell the naming rights to? lol 3dbotmaker probably has something that will work as finish line. all of 3dbotmaker products are great.
@frugaldiecaster40265 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Funny you mention that because I was thinking about a name the other night.....and I did order a 4 lane finish gate from 3dbotmaker and it should be here soon!
@johnmeeler97375 жыл бұрын
@@frugaldiecaster4026 I am looking forward to the racing that track is nice and fast
@alexs1166 ай бұрын
At 6 minutes I thought for sure he was going to say girlfriend lol
@frugaldiecaster40266 ай бұрын
That too…..
@ThePurpleHarpoon7 ай бұрын
Those nails at the top look kinda in the way, and you could easily scrape some skin off your hand if you're not careful. Why not just screw the first sections of track to the board (using small round-head screws)permanently, and get those nasty nails out of the situation.
@anilyazar_4 жыл бұрын
Last line door is looking not aligned
@captcorajus4 жыл бұрын
Unrelated, but you sound like Christian Slater. lol