{"id":271,"date":"2014-06-19T09:59:36","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T14:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.misumiusa.com\/?p=271"},"modified":"2021-11-02T17:12:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T22:12:02","slug":"summer-fun-diy-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.misumiusa.com\/summer-fun-diy-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Fun DIY Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maybe we\u2019re biased, but we believe that MISUMI has the BEST community of DIYers in the industry! Our recent Build. Brag. Win.<\/strong> Contest for the Do-It-Yourselfers was a great hit! We received almost 30 submissions from communities such as www.Fabric8r.com<\/a> , www.Reddit.com<\/a> , www.Reprap.org<\/a>, www.Shapeoko.com<\/a> and a few Google+ groups. While most of the submissions showed how our Aluminum Extrusions<\/a> were used for making 3D printers & CNC machines<\/a>, there were a few surprise submissions as well! For example, a Full Spectrum Laser Cutter using Misumi Linear Slide Guides<\/a>, a Cryptocurrency machine using clear anodized MISUMI\u00a0Aluminum Extrusions, and our contest winner, the Electric Go Kart!<\/p>\n

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Ben – Electric Go Kart using MISUMI parts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ben, our contest winner, used our Aluminum Extrusions, Shaft Collars<\/a> and other MISUMI\u00a0Parts to create his Electric Go Kart. Ben was able to get\u00a0the go kartup to 22mph with sustained 15-16 mph speeds! Ben commented that, \u201cWith Misumi\u2019s extrusion I found the perfect combination of size, strength and weight that allowed me to design the go kart with modular spacing meaning that I could easily move the position of the steering wheel without disabling the rest of the go kart.\u201d<\/p>\n

We were so impressed with the ingenuity and cleverness of his design we asked Ben if we could share his design as a DIY Project! If you\u2019re looking for an easy, fun summer project click here to view and download<\/a> the bill of materials and don\u2019t forget to visit www.builtbyben.net<\/a>. And of course, if you make your own go kart or other DIY project with MISUMI parts, send it to us at misumimarketing@misumiusa.com<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Happy DIYing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maybe we\u2019re biased, but we believe that MISUMI has the BEST community of DIYers in the industry! Our recent Build. Brag. Win. Contest for the Do-It-Yourselfers was a great hit! We received almost 30 submissions from communities such as www.Fabric8r.com , www.Reddit.com , www.Reprap.org, www.Shapeoko.com and a few Google+ groups. While most of the submissions showed how our Aluminum Extrusions […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1136],"tags":[60,39,61,59,63,62],"class_list":["post-271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mechanical-design","tag-aluminum-extrusions","tag-community","tag-contest","tag-diy-project","tag-linear-slide-guides","tag-shaft-collars"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t