55 replies to this topic

[FunkMaestro]

Ahh, but what do you do if the long string of tubing is

too long? You just cut it? I guess...

[Big Builder]

yeah you just have to cut it to the right length and then

put the connector in.

[coasterguy]

dont cut it too short, though. if its too short, especially

if the cut part in on a turn, the track will want to come appart. you can kinda fix it by

putting some tape aound the cut part which i did on mustang.

[FunkMaestro]

I'll be carefull!

[coastergeekrtc]

You dont have to cut the track. All you have to do is if

you have left over track, stick it in the little holes of the track connectors. There will

be a gap but the car can still go over it. I suggest putting this on the lift hill or some

place wear speed doesn't matter.

[jmrtc89]

Yeah, that works for RR, but I dont think it will work

as well for SS because of the lack of a speeding straightaway.

[coastergeekrtc]

It works on the lift or as a brake.

[Westside7th]

I just used this anti-cut tubing method on my latest

coaster and it works great. I didn't want to have ot cut off 4 feet of

tubing!

[FunkMaestro]

Just got, and built my first Screamin' Serpent

model (just the standard one), and now i understand all this cutting stuff!!

[nitro9003]

How do you do it on rr?

[coastergeekrtc]

Put it on the drop side of the tower for the Rippin

Rocket.

[nitro9003]

Thanks guys, I think I'll try that.

[Westside7th]

If the car has a lot of speed when it returns to the first

booster, put it right before the 1st booster. Having it on the drop side could trim some

speed off the car occasionally.

[FunkMaestro]

The set i got, was without the small purple connectors,

so i just cut the track, and put it on half a green Track Connector on the lift hill!

[DR.HooK-PSF]

i did the same as funkmaestro

[FunkMaestro]

^ You havent even got your first set yet, and we didnt

make it that far when we built one at my place!
Its the purple

track tubing we are talking about.

[DR.HooK-PSF]

Originally posted by FunkMaestro@Jan 1 2004, 10:10

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^ You havent even got your

first set yet, and we didnt make it that far when we built one at my place!


Its the purple track

tubing we are talking about.

ok

[Lanceshield]

I jst sent the following e-mail to knex:

I love the screamin serpent and build many

different models with it. The problem is that I end up with many extra small pieces of

tubing (most about a foot or longer) that make creating new models more difficult. I

was told that I could send back my tubing and in return get sent a new length of tubing

for my coasters. I have every piece of tubing.

Is this true? and if so what is

the procedure for doing it? Should I send shipping & handling money? Also, can I

get red ripping rocket tubing even if I send in screamin serpent

tubing?

-Thanks

I'll be looking forward to the reply. I want the rr tubing because after a while

they may no longer take ss tubing because the ss is retired.

[coastergeekrtc]

They probably won't send rippin rocket tubing if

you send in screamin serpent tubing because the rippin rocket has more track than the

screamin serpent.

[FunkMaestro]

^ I think you're right.