Building a LAUNCH for a BACKYARD Coaster | LITTLE THUNDER
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- We have received a large amount of requests showing how we achieved an on-ride launch. Check out our latest video where we go through our launch system outlining the components, layout and execution.
This system took incredible effort and collaboration between a wide group of people involving electrical design, pneumatic design, mechanical design, and rigorous safety strategies.
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This seems more reliable than Top Thrill Dragster
the most reliable launch coaster😂
I think i finally see a purprose for engineering system design from college now. It doesn't necessarily apply as much to my current job but finding the ways to make all these check, if then, loops for each element to communicate to each other. This was a really well put together video and easy to understand!
Thank you so much for your kind words. I’m glad it was easy to understand
I watch a lot of engineering channels and was brought here via Coasterdad. Your base content is really really good but you need longer videos. The main reason people like me watch channels like yourself is because we are geeks to problem solving and fabricating. You don't need action packed content with clipped sections and music overlay, just a good old fashioned handheld camera with someone building a piece of track, assembling a dolly or any old part of the general manufacturing is our food. Feed us that content in way where people are just people and we lap it up.
Watching your catalogue back and you could have made 10's of 30mins video's about the little things. Keep up the good work and remember - your audience is people just like you. Give them what you like :)
This is so cool! I would have this in my backyard if I could.
Absolutely incredible. What an amazing ride! That catch is a great solution for allowing the cart to ride over the piston and launch.
It’s an honor to have the legendary Will from London compliment our ride!!! We definitely used your design as inspiration for our ride. Thank you!!
The footage from your other videos of the launch are nuts. Looking forward to getting a more detailed look.
This is absolutely insane. Great job on this y’all!
I could and definitely will watch this video over and over again. This launch system is so awesome! And you explained it so well Sean! Furthermore your video cutter did a great job. I wish, that my videos would be so professional too!
All the best
Lukas ✨
You are so kind, Lukas! We really appreciate the positive feedback.
better than big thunder!!!
good stuff
My kiddos say “I love the ride!” They’re trying to build a ride and find your guys work inspiring
Its amazing !! I dream of having a little roller coaster in front of my house. I can't wait to see what your next project will be and how it will go. It is also a wonderful idea to have others come and try.
Thanks so much! 😊
truely a masterpiece of work for that launch. does the ride have 2 trains, or able to support 2 trains with the ride system?
The attraction had two ride vehicles fabricated, but it could have run more. We had four block points, station, lift hill, launch, pre-station.
Well done!! Great video! Great ride! Love these guys!
Thanks so much!
This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen!
Thank you!!
Full points 👌
Thank you so much!
next time try to make a LSM or LIM
You need to make space mountain!
Yes!!
1.3g's is pretty good for a rollercoaster in someones garden
Wow this is so cool! Can you make a video about the control panel? Ive subscribed too!
We can put that together
@@Magictecture thank you!
0:50 Best remove em!
What if the brake was still on and it launched?
This is a great question! Because the brake is part of the circuit which initiates the launch, it physically cannot launch without the break pad lowering and completing the circuit.
Now, if we were somehow able to manually launch it while keeping the brake up, I posit two things would happen; 1) the piston would initially encounter additional resistance resulting in significant air loss around the gasket which would reduce the overall force of the push and 2) the force from the piston would be enough to push the kart through the brake as the brake is only meant to stop the kart initially and hold it in place prior to launch. It would not have enough speed to clear the hill and would fall back into the launch cave. The piston would act as an air brake cushioning the impact of the kart and bringing it to a stop.
Hope that helps!
So have you ever thought about trying a I beam for Track similar to Rmc, i’ve always wanted to try it myself but I think it’s too expensive for me, but you could do so much crazy stuff with it, like never before seen elements like an heartline roll with a airtime hill in the middle, or crazy stalls, and wave turns
Would love to do the RMC styled track. The trick would be figuring out a jig to roll the steel. Pipe rollers are easy enough since rolling pipe is so common. Rolling an I-beam seems a bit more unconventional, but could be worth it for executing some of the more exhilarating moves.
@@Magictecture By any chance has anyone took little thunder? And how much would it cost
We’ve had a couple people interested who have asked questions, but it’s not sold yet. The base asking price is $149k. I can send you more details if you shoot me an email. disneytecture@gmail.com
@@unifiedthrills We haven't sold little thunder yet. The starting price is $150k, but it's negotiable depending on the level of involvement. If you want more details, you can shoot me an email and I can send you a detailed list with pictures.
What schedule was the 6" PVC cylinder, and what was your maximum pressure?
We used schedule 40 PVC on the 6” pipe. We capped pressure at 128 psi.
Did you buy a cylinder or make one? I am wondering because I am building my own
We made one
I really wanna make one but I’m also not that smart to build this and I don’t really have proper tools. So I gotta find a way to make a simpler, cheaper version. Any ideas?
I’d definitely start out figuring out the goals of what you want to make. So if it’s a coaster, what elements do you want. Break those apart, and attack each problem trying to figure how to accomplish the goal. I would start off small, researching and developing your idea and bringing it into fruition. If you want to build a launch, I’d recommend figuring out how your coaster will run the track first and going from there. Hope that helps.
youve done 2 mountains already, maybe go for a third with space?
There is a large desire for us to do space mountain! We’ll see what the future holds.
Hello! What sensors do you use? And how do you program your system?
We use a variety of sensors, but primarily proximity switches which we purchase from automation direct. The software is from automation directs Productivity Suite and we use their C-More micro software
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Thank you loyal friend for all your support!
@@Magictecture You can count on it. Your channel is unbelievably underrated.
What model PLC was used?
We went through automation direct. The touchscreen we used was C-more Micro EA3 series HMI, 3in monochrome STN LCD, 128 x 64 pixel, LED backlight, supports (1) serial port.
@@Magictecture thanks! What was the model of PLC running it? Was it one of their CLICK series PLCs?
@@calrustad5746 Yes, the C-more is a click through. It has a small screen and 5 buttons.
Productivity1000 PLC from AutomationDirect. We had considered the click PLC originally, but I determined that the P1000 was not much more and brought a lot more functionality that we very much used.
@@fieldfilmz Thanks for jumping in!
How does the system deal with a rollback of the cart?
Great question! We have an anti-rollback dog on the kart and then antiroll back slats on the lift hill.
And yes, it did fail once and work.
@@Magictecture Thank you for your quick answer, but what about a rollback after the launch? When the cart for some reason doesn’t make it up the hill after the launch?
@@davetv6802 ah, yes, another great question. There is no anti roll back after the launch hill. Reason; the piston acts as a natural air brake. This worked surprisingly well. And yes, this was tested and actually happened to a rider. The doors closing and launch reset will not occur until we’ll after the kart is beyond this point.
@@Magictecture Oh that’s smooth 😃 Thank you for explaining.
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I'm sure that you've had problems with this already, but I found someone who reuploaded your video of the matterhorn a year ago and was complicit in letting commenters think that it was their own work.
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I've reported the video and informed people in the comment section that the work is not theirs. Your channel needs so much more attention, and so when I someone steal one of your videos with no effort and get 11k views, I was pretty upset. Hope I helped y'all a little.
I really appreciate it, thank you!