If you have a big enough back yard, you too could build your own wood roller coaster just like Jeremy Reid has done.
Here are some other to have a look at:
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Video after the jump.
“Style: Out and Back
Height: 17 feet
First Drop: 20 feet
Top Speed: 20 mph
Track Length: 444 feet
Max Positive G’s: 3.5
Max Negative G’s: -0.2
Material: Pressure Treated Southern Yellow Pine
Number of Drops: 4
Lift hill angle: 26.6 degrees
1st Drop: 54 degrees
2nd Drop: 43 degrees
Curve banking: 50 degrees
Duration: About 1 minute
Cart: Single Car, Wood and Steel Construction
Capacity: Single Rider
Chain Lift: 1HP Motor, 3/4″ Pitch Roller Chain/Sprockets
Overall:
9,500 lbs (4.75 Tons) Lumber
7,000 Screws/Nails
2,900 board feet of lumber
Investment: $5.5k ”
Via: Micsaund
March 29th, 2007
that was….awesome….
March 29th, 2007
that was….awesome….
March 29th, 2007
Dude!! You are a Genius!! How’d you find out all this stuff? Great site! Visit mine at http://freewebs.com/myhalotrialmodz
March 30th, 2007
I nominate this to be the best article on Hacked Gadgets all year.
April 1st, 2007
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April 7th, 2007
Not so sure I’d trust this ride… I don’t even trust famous wooden coasters.
April 10th, 2007
I second chris on this, This is pretty freaking awesome.
April 15th, 2007
Ive heard about this.Once the government found out he had to tear it down.( It didnt follow safety regulations)
May 6th, 2007
man that would suck, it looked pretty nice, i have to say pac i am too wondering where he gets this stufff i mean come on?!??!!?!?
October 25th, 2007
The government wouldn’t do that. It’s his private property. If they made him tear down this then
that guy who built the blue streak a year ago would have to tear down his along with alot of
other people who are now building home coasters also. If it’s private property it’s yours and
the government has no say. If it’s public that’s another story.
May 7th, 2008
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June 12th, 2008
I am thinking of making one with chair coasters… wonder howw it will hold up…
June 12th, 2008
let us know how it turns out.
July 26th, 2008
hey my name is justin and me and my friend want to build a rollercoaster and we have some
questions about building it . can you e mail me some tips or steps please and how much it cost .
thank you,
justinmolmer@yahoo.com
July 26th, 2008
My rollercoaster costed me 2 grand. I sold my camera and cannot take pics. One tip: there is no such thing as using too much wood or caution, espesially that first ride when the cart becomes airborn!
October 5th, 2008
were do you get this stuff this is great and yall talk about making your own but where the heck do
you get it??
October 5th, 2008
You just custom build all the hard parts and build the rest and have the hardware store sell you all their wood.