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[Aaron]

I have designed a new type of radii with approx 20* banked.









What do you think?

[coastergeekrtc]

I personally think there are easier ways to bank the track than to use the radii method.

[Jogumpie]

I believe this has been used before. Max used a similar technique to bank his track on Big Apple.

Advantage of what you have is that you have a fixed banking. Disadvantages are, in my opinion, limited options for banking and a warped structure.

[HamenChiz]

^ and also limited radii turns, this couldn't cope up with a tight turn.
But it looks good, maybe this can be used for woodies.

-HamencChiz-

[Aaron]

Well, when I thought of this, it was intended to be used on woodies for low speed turnarounds. It makes a bank thats not 45* and doesn't require a more complex holding system like on Alpal's Wolverine Wildcat.
You can probably make it just as tight as other radii turns by changing the interior horizontal rod.

[griffon14]

if my memory is decent, i believe this technique is also used in the original knex coaster set.