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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 :/ 🤏🏻

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

Thanks, Captain Obvious! The improvements you suggest would make the deisgn way better!

I hope the videos are helpful, and thanks for the kind words!

Coming soon, Jeffrey!

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

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

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

I like what you did there.

I like what you did there.

I like what you did there.

I like what you did there.

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

Coming soon!

Will Pemble will it ever come?

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!

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.

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.

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!

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

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

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

The thought had occurred... :)

Make a dueling coaster

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

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 :)

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I know they’re horrible... But they’re so funny!