Category: Building A Roller Coaster

So we are reworking the Widow's Revenge to actually work. And we are getting close, very close. In the meantime, I wanted to show you the launch system and the brake needed to hold the cart in...

If you have taken on the challenge of building a backyard roller coaster, congratulations! However, you've probably spent way more time on the track design than the cart. Well the cart is more...

PVC pipe is flexible, but not too flexible. It would take a lot of force to hold it in place if we don’t form it. (It would also take permanent footings to take the load as well.) We don’t want...

Pulley System for Easy Lifting I’ve always wanted to make a “complex system of ropes and pulleys” to do some work. Well this is not complex, but it is a system of ropes and pulleys. Anyway,...

Rail Tie Fabrication The rail tie to rail joint (RTJ) is the most critical area of the coaster. With this we will be paying special attention to all aspects of it. From selecting material to...

No one wants their roller coaster to fly apart as you’re riding it! We need to understand our loads so that we can prevent failure. Using our general calculations, we are able to know what they...