How To Build Roller Coaster Track Supports
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- Learn how to build a PVC Backyard Roller Coaster the right way! This method uses Schedule 80 1.5" PVC, 2x4 Lumber, and 3.5" #10 Construction Screws.
As always, please share your ideas and improvements so we can all get better at building Backyard Roller Coasters!
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CAN YOU MAKE A VID OF HOW TO MAKE CURVES OR TURNS PLS.
Hi Javier,
I will be making video about turns very soon! In it, I will explain how to do the math to calculate "Turn Radii" and I'll also show you the best way to heat up PVC so it's bendy enough to "form" into the turns you need. COMING SOON!!
Thanks,
Will
Will Pemble, Hi could you also show how to add the cross beams on with a curve
Will Pemble it’s been 9 months
Where’s the video about curves
Will Pemble we are still waiting :/ 🤏🏻
I was planning to build a backyard coaster with my dad, but now I'm even better planned and more excited to build it
Did you make it
Could you make a wooden coaster tutorial? I’m planning to build my own first wooden coaster this summer, and this channel “will” probably be one of my inspirations. Thanks again though! 😄 🎢
The timing of this is perfect for me, Will! I've been watching your channel for a while and you've easily become one of my favorites to watch! I'm getting ready to build a coaster myself and these tutorials have come in SUPER handy! Thanks to you, I'll probably make something i won't die on LOL
Thanks, Caleb! Safety = Good! Be sure to ask lots of questions, share your ideas with others, and TEST things before you or anyone else gets anywhere near your creation!
Best,
Will
Gussets on the top joint of the truss that could also be flared outward for more stability. Also, cross supports to the truss supports so it won't drop flat from inertia of the car. Great video, very informative.
Thanks, Captain Obvious! The improvements you suggest would make the deisgn way better!
Hey will! This helped a lot, me and my friends are planning to make a backyard coaster and we are struggling so much XD
I hope the videos are helpful, and thanks for the kind words!
I concur with Javier...I'm puzzled on curves and hills and dips. Not having good luck with a heat gun...
Could u do a video on how to curve PVC
I would like to learn how to add turns
@@wrathslove0467 you cap one of the ends then you put hot sand into it so then it can bend
@@-kryl-8812 thank you so much I'll definitely try that out
I’m not going to write a whole bible of it but I’m just gonna say it straight away: you are my hero
Thank you sooooooooo much will, if you make a video on how to bend it I can make one for me and my sister 👍😁👍
Coming soon, Jeffrey!
I would not do the triangle for the support. I would do a board on each side coming straight down with an X support in the middle. Since all of your weight will be on the outside of the track.
Can you make a video on how to curve the track and how to build the cart? Ps: you should try to make a launch coaster
I'd recomend you to make the support at thr end of the video from the base of the first triangle to the top of the second and vice versa. Should be even stronger
Hey there Will! Im really amazed about your builds and im now so hyped about you showing how to build it! :D I've been watching your videos for such a long time now and last summer I drew a sketch for my own coaster BUT there was this ONE QUESTION that always stopped me from realising my plans and its about: How much weight does e.g. your type of pvc coaster track support? Is it safe for adults to ride on it or does it break? Thanks for your great videos!
Greatings
Tommi
Hi Tommi,
My personal feeling is that a steel coaster is better for adult-sized riders. There's enough uncertainty about what happens to PVC over time, and the work and precision required to get the screws in just the right place on the rails is important. With PVC, it's usually impact force that causes it to fail. So, when a wheel rolls over a screw, that can cause impact force, which may cause a crack, which may cause larger failures.
Steel, on the other hand, is more reliable, and relies on welds rather than screws. One does need the equipment and expertise for welding, however.
Hope that helps!
Best,
Will
@@WillPemble Yeah thanks for the advice! Is it possible that you make a video about Steel Coaster Tracks as these videos, where you show which spacing is needed and or how to proceed the steel/iron?
Thanks for your help!
Greetings
Tommi
Happy birthday jp
Will, have you ever considered making the supports of your track more of a U shape? To allow the track to have more support than screws? I'm no expert and it would be helpful to know if you've ever tried something like that
Awesome work! I like these video's Mr Pemble 🏅
I've always used a single 4X4 as my main supports ")
Nice
Is this setup strong enough for an adult to ride it? Wanted to build one of these for the last 5-8 years but never got to it :) unfortunately I became an adult in that time :P
I picked up 1000’ of pipe for this purpose.
We will be supporting it every 9-12”. I plan on riding it and I’m an adult, or so the law defines me as one
We will be building ours this summer
Happy birthday
You are amazing men
In your earlier PVC video, Will, you specifically mentioned using 1 1/2" (OD) Schedule 40; in this current video, you specify 1 1/2" INSIDE DIAMETER, Schedule 80. What gives?
HI Larry!
Great question! Both the Sch40 and Sch80 pipes have an inside diameter of 1 1/2". Schedule 80 has somewhat thicker walls, and is more resistant to UV radiation. Both have an outside diameter of 1.9 inches. How can this be so, you ask? As it happens, Sch40 has an inside diameter of 1.61 inches, which is how we explain the thicker walls on Sch80. Very little difference beyond that (except the cost!). Everything in this video can be done with Schedule 40 PVC.
Best,
Will
Can you make a cart tutorial! I have no idea how to build it lol
Coming soon!
Will Pemble will it ever come?
can you please make a video on how to make a cart for the roller coaster
Love your videos. I was thinking, In theory, I should be able to use Chain link fence pipe instead of PVC, shouldn't I? I know it would be harder to bend and more expensive, but it would be more sun and crack resistant,
If you haven’t already built your coaster, I would suggest painting the PVC, as this gives it *a lot* more sun protection than not painting it.
You guys should start a roller coaster manufacturing business and as time gos by you guys might own a big roller coaster company
Will, you’ve mentioned and recommended both schedule 40 and 80 PVC for track on backyard roller coasters. If maintained properly and used on a coaster only 5 feet tall (which is what I have done the math for), does any type outperform the other and are they both perfectly safe? What would you recommend? Thank you!
Hi Josh -
Great questions! Let's start with the part about how *nothing* is "perfectly safe!" Sch80 has thicker walls, which means it may last longer. SCH40 is less expensive. UV light is the enemy of PVC. Sunlight will cause it to get brittle/weaker over time. So, be sure to spray paint. When it comes to PVC, Paul Gregg is truly the man! I build my coaster tracks with steel these days. Mainly because I just love to weld! Hope this helps!
When building supports triangles are important, circles are......pointless.
I like what you did there.
I like what you did there.
I like what you did there.
I like what you did there.
I know this is an old video but why not turn the 2x4 the other way or make an L shape ? Also how much weigh can those supports hold as far as cart track and people wise?
For me, it was important that the 2x4 tie was thinner than the diameter of the rails. That way, the wheel assembly could pass freely over the track without hitting the ties.
Love this video! Very user freindly. It would be nice if the background music wasnt so loud! :D
So you make the supports after you make the track, but don’t pre-calculate them? Would it be more efficient to pre-calculate the supports, that way you could make the track fit better, and reduce stress?
Yea
This is so nice! But i have a little question: is it posible to make the rails and supports from metal
I'm thinking of making a simple shuttle coaster: a spike with a lift, an airtime hill and another spike without a lift. How hard would this be, how much money, etc?
What support design would work for a wooden coaster?
Would you bend the pvc before or after making the track? Great video!
For curves, probably best to bend it before. However, for my first coaster, which used Schedule 40 1-1/2" PVC, I just bent it into place whilst building the track. Wouldn't do it that way again, but it worked :)
@@WillPemble thank you!
How do you bend the pvc pipe to make the humps to go over on the coaster ride?
Hi Gary! The first coaster I did, I just used straps and brute force to bend the track to fit where I wanted it to go. In subsequent coasters, I used a method developed by Paul Gregg which involves pouring hot sand into the PVC pipe which keeps it round and also makes it soft enough to where you can bend it any shape you like. The great thing about PVC pipe is that you can heat it up and when it cools down it keeps all the same physical properties and strength that it had before you hit it up. That’s not true of all materials, PVC is awesome in this regard :-) I hope that helps and I hope you will put up videos or pictures of your project!
@@WillPemble thanks for the tips! Yes if we build we will share a video
Can you use steel for your coaster supports
What kind of wood do you use for your roller coaster?
Can you make a video on the way to make a turn
100% going to build one. So far I have built a 4 ft by 16 ft skateboard ramp, 6/8ft by 40 ft and a 12 ft by 40 ramp in the yard with donations, side jobs, etc. Ive taught more kids in my neighborhood how to use common tools than woodshop. Unreal. Kids have an A in woodshop n have never used a screw gun. Check us out on instagram if youre interested initskater or #blackcreekvertramp Thank you beyond belief for making these videos. The whole neighborhood is going to LOVE this one. Well done. Thanks again n COME SKATE!!!
Would be cool to see rides get mass produced
Do you have any advice for making an alpine coaster? The land around my house seems definetly more suited for one
Hi Aidan,
One could argue that the coaster at my house is kind of an alpine coaster. Most of the track is about 24 inches off the ground. We use the terrain quite a lot. For long alpines, I think managing speed would be the thing. What do you think?
Best,
Will
I definitely agree. My hopes are to use the exact track that you use but instead make it one-way and with a few drops. Thanks for the reply! :D
Use a slightly upward hill at the end with friction brakes and a chain dog and anti rollback system to slow it down works best in my experience
Do u know how to make steel roller coasters
How do you bend the track and add more to it
Are you planning on making another coaster?
How to make curved track?
Giga style would be strong
The other video you said to use 40 pvc and now your using 80? Why
What would I do for the ties if I don't have a drill press??
Hi Jake,
The first few coasters I built I didn't cup the ends of the ties. So, it's possible to do it without a drill press. That being said, you can probably pick up a used drill press for less than $50 on craigs list or nextdoor. Hardware stores sell basic ones (like mine) for less than $150.
Thanks for watching!
Best,
Will
Another name for the "base" is footer
Footer! Thank you, Katerina :)
That's a much better name for it than "base."
Footer!
@@WillPemble I've been studying rollercoasters for a while meow meow. I'm hoping my neighborhood will get an amusement park of its own
Are you planning to construct another Coaster?
The thought had occurred... :)
Make a dueling coaster
VIDEO ON TURNS
How do you join it
I use a smaller piece of PVC, heated in a toaster oven then run screws through it into one of the ties. Best to stagger the rail seams so as to reduce the thump thump thump :)
how to build the cart out of wood
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dude...the banjos...make them stop! ;)
I know they’re horrible...
But they’re so funny!
Why does the thumbnail look like your holding a shotgun to the camera lol