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[coasterguy]

inspired by skatercoaster's thread about brakes i began trying to make some new ones. after a few attempts (and failures) i came up with this:



the train runs into the rods that come from the sides of the track. when this happens a weight is pulled up. this creates the resistance. once the train passes by the weight goes back down, returning the brakes to their original posistion. these brakes can be use on any straight section of track, even if there's no room below. anyway, here's how to make it...

STEP 1



first of all you need to have a straight section and base kinda like this.

STEP 2



next build two small structures on each side of the track. this will be where the weight is held up.

[Metalhead]

Ummm i don't really get it. It would be great if you could post some more detailed instructions.

[Antinos]

Train hits rods. Rods move. When rods move, a weight goes up and goes down making the rods go back to the resting position.

[coasterguy]

STEP 3



in this step you build the structure shown on both sides of the track. this will hold the brakes later on

STEP 4



this pic shows the parts you need to make the brakes. they are labled A-E. for this tutorial you need to make 10 A's, 2 B's, 2 C's, 2 D's, and 2 E's.

STEP 5



in this step place the 10 A's on the white rods like in the photo

[supportking86]

This is such a complicated structure for brakes, especially when you compare them to some other brakes I know of that CC10 showed me. It probably works really well, but it still looks pretty complicated to a lot of people the first time they look at it.

SK86

[coasterguy]

STEP 6



in this step place C on top of the ends of the A pieces and then put D through the two parts. sorry if i can't explain it better but the photo can give you a good idea.

STEP 7



in this step place the B parts over the top of the structures of step 3. make sure the white rods on the B parts end up of the back side of the A parts. once again sorry if i can't explain this better, but the pic should give you a good idea. the purpose of the B parts is to prevent the brakes from rotating backwards.

STEP 8



in this step connect the E parts to the white onnectors as shown on the pic. then connect the other side of the E parts to the structures you made in step 2

[coasterguy]

STEP 9



now in this step you will add the weight. you can use anything you want for this. for the tutorial i use a red gear.

FINISH



and here's the finished product. hope this helped you out. if you have a questions post them and i'll try to help you out.


BTW: sorry for not finishing this earlier. i had a blackout here at my house so i couldn't use the computer. i think some of you thought i finished the tutorial at step 2, but i just wasn't finished yet.

[coastercrazy10]

That's a really ingenious design...I may use that for a coaster...maybe...

CC10

[TwistedDreams]

That's really cool, though i always use side friction brakes, they are more realistic and cooler looking.
But that's my oponion.
those are good for those who lack the original rollercoaster track connectors.

[Swimming24-7]

How do you make side friction brakes?

[supportking86]

^Look at my Apollo 14, I used them twice on the track. Take the original roller coaster track pieces and connect them to a blue rod that connects to a flexi rod with a 90 degree connector. Look in my signature, Apollo 14, page 2.

SK86

[coasterguy]

i made a tutorial for side friction brakes a while ago on AKCS. take a look...







these brakes are simple enough that i don't think i need to explain the steps.

[TwistedDreams]

I make mine different and in my opinion better.
i make the friction track part horazontal, i there are pics of it on my rip curl model, but i have to upload those still, but you can look in my old construction topic to see the pics.

[supportking86]

^Horizontal ones are okay, but you can't adjust them, they are atatched in one and only one way. But, whatever one works best for you, then I guess it doesn't matter.

SK86

[coasterguy]

well anyway, i realize the side brakes i made are kinda complicated, but i didn't make them to replace the other brakes out there; i just made them to give people more options. the way thery're designed you can increase resistance to almost exactly how you want it. you can add/take off nuts, washers, knex wheels, or whatever to get the amount of braking power you want. they also reset every time and are very low maintenance. just put them together and forget about them. when i came across platinumcoasters brakes i absolutely loved them because they were the only ones that you could add little bits of weight to to make them as powerful as you needed, and they reset every time no matter what. sure you can adjust the side friction brakes mentioned above but it is more difficult to get the amount of braking you want. of course, side friction brakes are much more simple and use less pieces which is a big plus, but the choice is yours :cool:

i haven't had a chance to use these brakes on any coasters yet, though i probably will on my next model. if anyone chooses to use these on a coaster please let me know how they work out for you and let me know if you have any suggestions on how to make them better. and if anyone is confused about any of the steps of the tutorial don't hesitate to post your questions or PM me.

[robots199]

great brake system

[blingdylan]

Please Don't Bring Up Dead Threads.

[Coaster105]

^you have no right to say that^

[Ace o Spades]

Yes he does. This is a dead topic, as in it hasn't been active in over 2 years. Posting in dead topics is generally frowned upon unless the OP has new content to share.

[Coaster105]

no im just saying, because he always posts in dead threads...wait or is that dannycool...hmmm...dangit always get the 2 mixed up.

srry