Pinewood Derby Tungsten Putty

Pinewood derby tungsten putty is a moldable material made from tungsten powder and a polymer binder. Tungsten putty will not harden under normal conditions, and has a density of 10 g/cm3.

Tungsten Putty is an easy way to fine tune the weight of your pinewood derby car. Made to be malleable, you can quickly and easily place the last bit of weight to any derby car. Pinewood derby tungsten putty can be used at home when building your car or brought to the track to help bring your car up to weight on race day.

Simply add the tungsten putty to any small crevice or hole. Our tungsten putty is very sticky and doesn't need glue or anything added to help keep the putty in position. It can be pulled, pinched, cut and formed into whatever shape you need.
Pinewood derby tungsten putty can easily be used for final adjustments to the weight of pinewood derby cars. Simply pinch off a small piece of the tungsten putty, knead it until it's pliable, and press pinewood derby tungsten putty into any cavity or hole in the car.

Advantage of Tungsten Weight

Tungsten weight gives you an advantage because it is about 1.8 times denser than lead, which make it is about half the size.
You can pack more weight in a smaller area giving you more flexibility in your car design.
You can place weight exactly where you need it for maximum speed.
(See weight placement in Winning Pinewood Derby Secrets)
Tungsten has the added advantage of being non-toxic, so you do not need gloves to handle it.

1/4 ounce Tungsten Cylinders -1oz kit

This is the perfect weight for Pinewood Derby cars. Tungsten is a highly dense material which is almost as dense as pure gold. Tungsten is 1.7 times more dense than lead and 2.7 times as dense as zinc.  

When you have a wafer thin car or are just trying to push your weight farther to the rear of the car, Tungsten is the ticket! 

Each package of Derby tungsten contains four cylinders (3/8" in diameter, 1/4" in length, and weigh 1/4 ounce each). They fit perfectly in to the pre-drilled weight holes found our blocks, wedges, and pre-cut cars.  
Tungsten is also non-toxic and environmentally friendly.

Pinewood Derby Weights

Weight choice and placement is crucial in building a Winning Pinewood Derby Car. The closer you are to the legal weight limit and perfect center of gravity, the faster it will go. Derby Champ features the fastest designs and easiest to use weights from the best materials. Our lead wire is of pure, high quality lead for greater density. Our Tungsten is of the highest quality and density available for Pinewood Derby Racing today. Tungsten is greatly denser than lead (1.7 times) and zinc (2.8 times) making it easier to concentrate your weights. Derby Champ features the highest quality sintered tungsten ranging in the 18.1 gram per cc range and polished for excellent fit and finish allowing the builder the ability to put the Most weight in the Smallest area for the Greatest potential energy.