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Re: hills and grades
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Mon, 13 Sep 1999 18:33:57 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Paul Sinasohn writes:
For a roller coaster, I actually need a much more severe angle than the method
Matt outlines, but there's a lot there to explore, and I like the drawings of
the support pillars he has.

For some more ideas, check out this site:
http://www.peak.org/~eileenk/roller-coaster-construction.html

You could get a bunch of the 4.5volt plastic rails and do the same thing...

JG



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  Re: hills and grades
 
Jacob, THANK YOU!!!! That pointer to the Train Depot is pure gold!! For a roller coaster, I actually need a much more severe angle than the method Matt outlines, but there's a lot there to explore, and I like the drawings of the support pillars he (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)

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