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Originally posted by rob@Oct 31 2003, 04:23 PM
I can understand not cuting the tube but will

it make it thru the paper?

Oh yea

man!, it works great!, it's not normal paper, that would be rediculous,

lol. I cut up a paper folder, the paper is stiff, it works fine, just as long as you

don't let the paper go without a cross bar for more than an inch. Also I use a

small tiny bit of hot glue on the rail part of the cross bar to secure the paper. Hot glue

comes off really easily nice and clean so it all works great.

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UPDATE!! Okay, so that cruddy paper

was'nt the best, it worked, but not better than perfect. So aI replaced it with

card board and it is better than perfect.

Okay, other than that I have made

the turn into the lift, It's pretty smooth and the train makes it nicely gliding with

momentum. Anyways, tell me what you all think anyways of it.

Also I

installed a jack in the motors battery pack so it can be plugged into the wall.

pic 1

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Pic 2 showing installed power supply jack.

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Insides of the electrical, see that sawdering

job! that's all my dads work. Okay so you can't see that detail but

it's a cool pic to show technical information.

pic 3

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Pic 4

Showing the transfer track,

storage track, station track and completed turn around into the lift.

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Pic 4, last pic, showing the turn around from a

closer view.

[Westside7th]

I can't believe the cardboard works. It looks

rigid and not very smooth but if it works...
Does the motor hooked up the an

outlet make the motor spin faster?

[Da Squriel]

Why did you put card board on it i dont understand

why you woudent put the tubing on it ?

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Westside7'th- Yes it does look rigid, but

it's kinda hard to cut stuff perfectly when all you have is a box cutter knife, lol.

If my extrememly heavy 4d cars can go on it with no problem, so can anybody elses

whatever, lol. It really does work well, just don't use to thick of card board, also

I made mine 3/8's of an inch wide and put dots of hot glue on the cross bars.

Squirrely- I do this so then I don't have to cut the tube, I hate cutting the

tube because after a few models you have so many cuts, and a cut shows up at the

bottom of your drop and it slows it down and then you run out of splicers, I just

don't like to cut up what I worked to buy. In future pictures I will show the lift

and how I don't have to cut it, yet it continues on to the next tube fine.

[sixflagsfreak56]

Wow thats pretty cool! I can't get enough

of that transfer track! It's awsome! And, I love how you made the

real supports on the coaster and changed them in to k'nex ones. Very

awsome! Two thumbs up for this coaster! Can't wait to see

more!

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Originally posted by Westside7th@Nov 6 2003, 02:10

AM
I can't believe the

cardboard works. It looks rigid and not very smooth but if it works...
Does

the motor hooked up the an outlet make the motor spin faster?

Sorry, I did'nt really answer

your question fully, no I did not make it run faster, since two double A batteries put out

3 volts, I got a 3volt power supply. You need to get the right amount of power or else

if you get too big of a power supply, your motor will burn out.

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Originally posted by sixflagsfreak56@Nov 6 2003, 03:34

AM
Wow thats pretty

cool! I can't get enough of that transfer track!

It's awsome! And, I love how you made the real supports on the coaster

and changed them in to k'nex ones. Very awsome! Two

thumbs up for this coaster! Can't wait to see more!

Thanks! it is always very much

appreiciated to hear compliments and support/motivation.

[joshg678]

thats a nice transfer track, and i have that same

universal adapter, what voltage is it at? Im thinking 3, but 4 would be faster, lol.

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Originally posted by joshg678@Nov 8 2003, 09:21

PM
thats a nice transfer track,

and i have that same universal adapter, what voltage is it at? Im thinking 3, but

4 would be faster, lol.

It is 3 volts, I

did'nt just get a random power supply I thought would fit, I almost put a 3.9 volt

power supply on it. I took "dads voltage class 101" lol. And I found out

that 2 double A's put out 3 volts. Even if it's a little off you really should

get the same voltage, after time it could reck your motor. Plus if you go out and buy a

power supply and jack, it will look all nice and professional :-D. I suggest the

appropriate voltage of 3 for the knex motor.

[Westside7th]

I hate the knex motor. I always have trouble with it

and it makes that awlful noise! I always use hand cranks.

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Update!, well, actually it's a small

one. But better any pictures than no pictures right!.

I made the bunny

hop, it is really awesome because the whole element is supported by a truss and is

strong, I still have some touch ups on it to do but it's practically complete. Also I

want to add that you can see the what is almost a continuous truss along the track

from the raven turn's pull-out to through the bunny hop, I just want to add that

this is very strong, so strong that I tested it by putting almost all my uppoer body

weight on the pullout truss! and it only moved a few millimeters before I heard

some squeaking.

Pic 1

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This next picture is showing the strong arms that are

attatched to the lift hill supporting the bunny hop and the elements truss from a

different angle, aswell as the cool view of the rise into the newly built element.

pic 2

[GregM]

MMountainMan, that is super! Does the train

make it over the top of that hill?

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Here is one last pic summing up this small update

with an overview of the rescent additions. Also replaces all the cut tracks with card

board.

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Originally posted by GregM@Nov 9 2003, 06:47

AM
MMountainMan, that is

super! Does the train make it over the top of that hill?

Yes, even with the heavy trains it

makes it over, it is'nt speedy, but I will just say with the trains the way they look,

it is not just meirly moving gently over the bunny hop, it is gliding across the flowing

hill. lol, enouph of being overdramatic.