Converting a Go-Kart into a Deathtrap

It’s a great project overall but MDF is a very poor choice for the base. It will get destroyed as soon as it gets wet. At minimum they should have used exterior grade plywood, and painted it

Re: Converting a Go-Kart into a Deathtrap

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Post by f1shy » Wed, Apr 02, 2025, 5:52 AM UTC

gregschlom wrote: post #5

It’s a great project overall but MDF is a very poor choice for the base. It will get destroyed as soon as it gets wet. At minimum they should have used exterior grade plywood, and painted it

I‘m pretty sure it‘s from a region in the wotld were weather is very presictable, typically good, and people go out woth kids only in nice days, because there are so many.

Re: Converting a Go-Kart into a Deathtrap

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Post by lukan » Wed, Apr 02, 2025, 6:59 AM UTC

mattogodoy wrote: post #2

Here's a project I've been working on lately. Hope you like it!

Yeah, I really like it. I just feel sad, that I didn't do it (yet) as I was thinking about doing the same. But this would be a great guide, once I do find the time and motivation to start.

Re: Converting a Go-Kart into a Deathtrap

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Post by fifticon » Wed, Apr 02, 2025, 7:24 AM UTC

gregschlom wrote: post #5

It’s a great project overall but MDF is a very poor choice for the base. It will get destroyed as soon as it gets wet. At minimum they should have used exterior grade plywood, and painted it

OSB wood?

Re: Converting a Go-Kart into a Deathtrap

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Post by choeger » Wed, Apr 02, 2025, 7:26 AM UTC

Impressive. Really cool what you did there

I'd add a mechanical brake and teach my kid how to use it. And maybe a failsafe switch that shuts the thing down when no one sits on it?

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Post by bmacho » Wed, Apr 02, 2025, 7:54 AM UTC

xxr wrote: post #3

mattogodoy wrote: post #2

Here's a project I've been working on lately. Hope you like it!

Really cool. What’s with the wipe effect on the images?

> What’s with the wipe effect on the images?

It does the swiping while loading the images I believe. For me it was buggy, and the first opening left the swiping on, but after f5 it's okay now.