The Ride is Complete(ish)

As stated in the misleading title, the ride is complete. Well, sort of. The ride’s structure is 99% complete, meaning all the bents are stood excluding the bridged area over the run-to-the-lift. Since an inconvenient power outage halted the milling of plastic bridges and their supporting brackets, I could not full finish the ride’s structure. I know, a tremendous pain. For the upcoming video, I document the lack of power while still showing-off the little coaster.

The final ride supports.

There are a few bents that rest on the unmade bridge, so naturally they cannot float in the air. Sadly, there are limits to my abilities. I hope to finish up the bridges in the coming days, assuming the power issue has been resolved where I build this mighty mini coaster.

But David, what’s next?

Good question. With the structure of the coaster completed, the next phase of the ride will be making and installing the track sections. These track sections will be installed similar to a steel roller coaster, despite resting on a wooden structure. I will go more into the design and thought process later, but just so you know the rest of the ride has been planned out.

The upcoming video will also mention something new for The Roller Coaster Project and will provide a way for you guys (and girls) to dive deeper into my madness. Aside from sounding redundant, more will be told a little later. But be on the lookout for the new video and to see the completed coaster structure.

Trust me, it slaps. Or, should I say, it “hits different.”

Pardon the obvious shower curtain backdrop.

The allure of a wooden coaster begins with the aesthetic. When I was young, the ride’s appearance is what drew me to ride. The natural vibrations and sounds of the ride hooked me for life. For those reasons, I think the first coaster I make at this size should be a wooden roller coaster.

With the addition of the Shapeoko XXL CNC router, fabricating my own wooden creation reached a new level. Now, anything I can design, I can make. I plan to continue making these beauties and updating constantly. So, for now, enjoy some more photos I took will standing the last of the ride supports…sort of.

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