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link to Safe and Quick Backyard Roller Coaster Lift Hill Design

Safe and Quick Backyard Roller Coaster Lift Hill Design

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,...

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link to Simple Track Fabrication for a Backyard Roller Coaster

Simple Track Fabrication for a Backyard Roller Coaster

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...

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link to Simple Structural Support for Your Backyard Roller Coaster

Simple Structural Support for Your Backyard Roller Coaster

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...

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link to Easy Backyard Roller Coaster Track Design

Easy Backyard Roller Coaster Track Design

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...

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link to Lift Hill Demolition – Black Widow Backyard Roller Coaster

Lift Hill Demolition – Black Widow Backyard Roller Coaster

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!

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link to Death of the Black Widow Roller Coaster

Death of the Black Widow Roller Coaster

Routine testing caused a failure in the same spot on the Black Widow backyard roller coaster. It is here by canceled. But hold out hope! We are going to reimagine it. [aweber listid=6351119...

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