This is my new looper, are these tube supports ok? This is what I have so far.
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, Jun 10 2009 05:22 PM
2009 hydra kaibutsu manta noxious top model
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G Force
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Yea Man
Posted 10 June 2009 - 05:29 PM
Those tubes are not very good, there bending and look very weak. The rest looks ok.
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Outerlimits659
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Posted 10 June 2009 - 05:32 PM
If you're gonna do tube supports then make this a lot smaller. It's easier to start that way. Layer your supports, add more support to the lift and you should be good.
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Jplaz
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Metaphysical Prophet
Posted 10 June 2009 - 05:41 PM
have you ever finished a coaster?
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~G3n3rOo2256~
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the knex kid
Posted 10 June 2009 - 05:46 PM
i was just asking if i could use grey rods instead of using grey and yellows for my supports
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pkiknex25
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Ello!!!
Posted 10 June 2009 - 07:18 PM
You don't even build well with box supports, why would you try tube supports?
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~G3n3rOo2256~
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the knex kid
Posted 10 June 2009 - 08:15 PM
i just want to try them. am i doing the supports right?
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lazor 22
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Enter The Rage
Posted 10 June 2009 - 08:18 PM
No, layer them. Put Grey/granite/grey/granite/etc. But put them starting on opposite sides.
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the knex kid
Posted 10 June 2009 - 08:31 PM
could you show me a few pics of this?
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lazor 22
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Enter The Rage
Posted 10 June 2009 - 08:33 PM
Just look at every other Tube coaster. If you look you can tell that there aren't any full Orange/Black connector connections. I can't really explain it.
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~G3n3rOo2256~
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the knex kid
Posted 13 June 2009 - 08:28 AM
Update fisnished the lift just need to put track on. I layered the supports to. PICS:
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BBaller347
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Posted 13 June 2009 - 08:40 AM
MUCH better than the last pictures. My suggestion is to pull in the tube supports. They are sticking too far out. You should really only stick them out at 45* when they are really small laterals.
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Models of ships are hard.
Posted 13 June 2009 - 10:51 AM
Yes, but have fun with the first drop.
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Outerlimits659
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Posted 13 June 2009 - 11:02 AM
Just so you know, you're supporting was never the best and it's going to be about 10 times harder to support/shape with tube supports......and I'm still telling you that you need to make it smaller.
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~G3n3rOo2256~
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the knex kid
Posted 16 June 2009 - 02:30 PM
here is the part of the drop:
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LukeIsLuke
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Posted 16 June 2009 - 03:28 PM
Can we get a pic of the footers.
The drop is already straight. Make the crest bigger of the drop steeper.
The drop is already straight. Make the crest bigger of the drop steeper.
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~G3n3rOo2256~
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the knex kid
Posted 16 June 2009 - 03:52 PM
you can see a pic of the footers in the first pic
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~G3n3rOo2256~
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the knex kid
Posted 21 June 2009 - 05:10 PM
The finished drop PLEASE COMMENT
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LukeIsLuke
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Posted 21 June 2009 - 05:13 PM
Try to curve the drop a little more, and then your golden.
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