Kennywood | Steel Curtain | S&S Multi-looper
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CeramicRabbit
Roller Poster
It looks like it was fitting fine, it could be they just installed them in the wrong order and it was easier to cut the tie rather than remove the whole piece since the tie doesn't matter anyways.They had to cut a piece of track to bits to get it to fit with another piece of track/support. Sure doesn't sound like a design issue.
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MLDesigns
Hyper Poster
I want nothing more than for this ride to be a success. But it's impossible not to laugh when supports clearly don't line up, when supports have to be chopped off and re-welded to fit, or when a piece of track has to be cut out to make something fit. Sure it'll probably all work out in the end, but the journey so far hasn't been the most.. precise one.
Pear
Strata Poster
It obviously wasn't fitting fine if it had to be removed.
I'd love to see the mental gymanstics you pull to justify this support not lining up and needing to be sawed off and having a new piece welded to it.
CeramicRabbit
Roller Poster
You're saying it's a totally new and unique thing to fix supports as they are constructed? My argument isn't that they are doing a perfect job it's that y'all are watching this too closely and with crazy standards you don't apply to literally any other construction.It obviously wasn't fitting fine if it had to be removed.
I'd love to see the mental gymanstics you pull to justify this support not lining up and needing to be sawed off and having a new piece welded to it.
Fluorineer
Mega Poster
Trying to remember that time when B&M had to cut the track in half to get it to fit... nope, can't recall one.
I mean, forget cutting the track. B&M doesn't even do pull-throughs because they know what they are doing.
Sure, most if Intamin's pioneer projects haven't gone all that well either, but a coaster like this is industry standard stuff. If you can't construct something like this without a file and hacksaw on site, I'm not sure you should be building coasters at all.
CSLKennyNI
Giga Poster
Just to be contrary...Trying to remember that time when B&M had to cut the track in half to get it to fit... nope, can't recall one.
Well no cutting of track was involved but there was that time B&M incorrectly manufactured one of the supports for Black Mamba's vertical loop. It fit the footers perfectly just was completely shaped the wrong way/angled in the wrong direction for track to be attached. Had to be taken back to the factory.
As seen at this time stamp.
Hahaha, muppets!Just to be contrary...
Well no cutting of track was involved but there was that time B&M incorrectly manufactured one of the supports for Black Mamba's vertical loop. It fit the footers perfectly just was completely shaped the wrong way/angled in the wrong direction for track to be attached. Had to be taken back to the factory.
Appreciate the evidence though, just goes to show nobody is perfect.
I'll amend.
I maintain the point still stands.Trying to remember all those times when B&M had to cut the track in half to get it to fit...
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Crazycoaster
Giga Poster
That tie spacing really is just all over the place isn't it.
CeramicRabbit
Roller Poster
CeramicRabbit
Roller Poster
Next time can you include a banana for scale?