Category: Roller Coaster

In the last week, I experienced 2 failures on the rollback prevention devices on the lift hill. Both cracked along the length of the 2 x 4. Why is this happening and how can we prevent it? [aweber...

Whoa! Ok, so there's nothing wrong with Top Thrill Dragster. Well, it does have a lot of maintenance issues. There is an issue with my cake replica. Find out what...

Isn't it sad that this is the last video of the series? I've had a great time making all of this material. In the last two decades, the heart-line roll has make its way into many rides. Let's...

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Spence Krause from the Pittsburgh Robotics Company SKA. Please enjoy as Spencer and I discuss life, work, failure and of course: Roller...

It is the second to last video in this series and we will discuss the tracks roll angle for turning and track location. There is a lot of trigonometry here, but I've managed to simplify...

Now that we have the basics and can make a 2D roller coaster that is smooth, let's kick this thing into high gear and make some turns. It's not as difficult as you would...