Homemade go kart frame built from interlocking wood blocks.
Posted by admin | Under go kart frames Saturday Jun 13, 2009
The go kart in this video was built using Zipblocks. Zipblocks are blocks that mechanically interlock on placement. You can think of Zipblocks as giant toy-construction bricks that fully interlock on placement…but they don’t simply come apart like some of the more popular regular sized toy-construction bricks do.
Zipblocks are not being manufactured yet. Hopefully, at some point in the near future, you will be able to go to your local home supply center and purchase Zipblock studs that are 8 to 16 feet in length just as easily as if you were to purchase normal studs.
There are a lot of advantages to building with Zipblocks studs. Some of bigger advantages are:
• Zipblock studs are always perfectly straight.
• Measurements and cuts are always multiples of “cube lengths” this makes construction simpler and eliminates a lot of mistakes.
• Zipblocks can be fabricated from wood composites, laminates, recycled plastics, ordinary wood, Styrofoam, metal, all sorts of combinations of materials, etc.
• You know how simple it is to build those toy-construction brick kits...well building with Zipblocks is just as easy. Ideally you'll be able to choose from thousands of different Zipblocks project plans when they reach the market or even draw up your own kit on a computer.
• When you build something with Zipblocks you create zero waste. This is because when you cut a Zipblock into two parts you are simply creating two Zipblocks of different lengths. No matter how many cubes long your Zipblock is...it can always be used for something.
• Zipblocks do not require tools for embly. Glue and nails are entirely optional.
• They are fun to build with. When you build with Zipblocks it is like building with a giant toy-construction bricks.
If you are curious about Zipblocks you can visit our website and find out more about them. You can find us at http://www.zipblocks.com
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Nice kart XD
Nice kart XD
it’s an “economy” …
it’s an “economy” engine, of course lol
so what happens if …
so what happens if you are drivin this cart and yopu biff it into a tree?
thats cool……. …
thats cool…….I’m test driving my batmobile TUMBLER GO-KART
lol, what a life
lol, what a life
tree huggers …
tree huggers wouldn’t put a GAS engine
well its different
well its different
omg it’s like …
omg it’s like freaking lego!
Heavy as and to …
Heavy as and to slow for low hp karts while too weak for the torsional stress produced by a higher hp engine… good work guys
i wouldnt trust the …
i wouldnt trust the wood
fuck thats ugly
thats ugly
Cooooool!
Cooooool!
tree huggers make …
tree huggers make lame go karts
this thing sucks
this thing sucks
I made the …
I made the Zipblocks myself out of plywood. The following URL shows how they can be made…just replace the “DOT” with a “.”
zipblocksDOTcom/how_they_work_2_2_pdf.htm
We haven’t found a manufacturer that wants to produce them from wood yet. If/when wood Zipblocks do start to become available…they shouldn’t cost much more than the raw materials from which they are made from. Foam Zipblocks may start showing up next year.
hey were did you …
hey were did you get the blocks
hahahaha its like …
hahahaha its like ur using LEGO…nah but its pretty good,im building a go kart my self
It’s only a …
It’s only a Tecumseh 3.5HP vertical engine. It’s like a self propelled lawn mower engine…has two shafts…one for a blade and one for propelling. The kart uses the one for propelling…there’s a pulley on it…a belt extends off it down to a pulley around the drive axle. Tension between the two drive pulleys is controlled via a third pulley that applies/relieves tension to the belt that wraps around them.
what kind of motor …
what kind of motor did you use dues it have a vertical shaft or a horizon till shaft
wow so gay
wow so gay
are you kidding me! …
are you kidding me! wow
you can make your …
you can make your own blocks easily
dats amazing
dats amazing
nice !! its more …
nice !! its more like a dragster
kinda a waste
kinda a waste