Category: Roller Coaster

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...

Designing a roller coaster can be a tedious challenge. Where do you begin? So many decisions to make is daunting to anyone. We'll, how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. In order to...

After multiple failures with the first drop, we are re-imagining the Black Widow. But first we need to make space and reuse some of the track sections. So, out with the old; in with the new!