ThrillKingsFitzy Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 50 minutes ago, Ohio Coaster Boy 19 said: Ohio **has, Didn't notice that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodistict Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Looks like more track was installed! I think Orion's track work will definitely be done by the end of this week, or early next week. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovinMeSomeBanshee Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 17 minutes ago, Kodistict said: Looks like more track was installed! I think Orion's track work will definitely be done by the end of this week, or early next week. According to Don Helbig, they're supposed to be done by Friday. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hueney020 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Photo from the webcam looks like they are finally taking down the extra supports on the drop hill. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutterie Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Photo from the webcam looks like they are finally taking down the extra supports on the drop hill. its about timeSent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 The one thing Orion wont have that I wish it would have is some kind of interactivy with the midway. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIguy2004 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Hueney020 said: Photo from the webcam looks like they are finally taking down the extra supports on the drop hill. what do those extra supports do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Anyone else catch them welding at the bottom of the helix earlier? I didn't have time to screen shot it but it was very apparent and neat to see. Happened around 3:30 today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIguy2004 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 7 minutes ago, BoddaH1994 said: Anyone else catch them welding at the bottom of the helix earlier? I didn't have time to screen shot it but it was very apparent and neat to see. Happened around 3:30 today. What were they welding? Have they put the chain in yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschwegman Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 29 minutes ago, flightoffear1996 said: The one thing Orion wont have that I wish it would have is some kind of interactivy with the midway. agreed. but i do think when you pop over that large airtime hill, your going to be staring down the coney midway at least. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedar Fair Fanboy Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 All I got to say the track between the drop and the support is going to be one insane head chopper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodistict Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 1 hour ago, BoddaH1994 said: Anyone else catch them welding at the bottom of the helix earlier? I didn't have time to screen shot it but it was very apparent and neat to see. Happened around 3:30 today. Yeah, maybe they where welding the track rails together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 48 minutes ago, Kodistict said: Yeah, maybe they where welding the track rails together? I could be wrong but I dont think B&M track have welds. I am pretty sure they are just bolted together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrodyoda Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I've always been under the belief that the spine is bolted, but the rails are welded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIDelirium Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 B&M track isn't welded at all, the connections are all bolted together. I saw some brief welding a while back down at the base of the first drop, but they were down on the ground, so maybe they're welding the anchor nuts to the footer bolts above where the track is attached on said bolts. It's been done before, when X-Flight was relocated from Geauga they had to jackhammer the footers apart and cut the bolts from underneath the track because the anchor nuts were welded to the foundation bolts. The rails are sanded in some way at every joint so all the transitions between track sections are fully smooth, you can see the missing paint on Diamondback and Banshee at the joints where this is done, although I don't think they use anything that would look like welding for that process. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 7 hours ago, hotrodyoda said: I've always been under the belief that the spine is bolted, but the rails are welded. It would take a very good welder and a ton of time to weld the tracks together, also the connection is probably a little too rigid at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born_in_'72 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Throughout the construction, I have noticed welding arcs at the bases of each support. I believe it is as @PKIDelirium stated above, and the welding of the anchor nuts to the footer studs. Also, it appears that the supports on the drop are still in place, at least the closer one (it's all I can make out right now). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I realize B&M is considered one of if not the best with manufacturing tolerances but are we certain the sections are just bolted together? Seems like without any sealant or gasket over time water could seep through joints start corroding the structure from within. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcovelli Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 2 hours ago, teenageninja said: It would take a very good welder and a ton of time to weld the tracks together, also the connection is probably a little too rigid at that point. In the fury 325 construction documentary, they mention that the bolts holding the sections of track together are torqued to 500+ foot lbs each.. so that's pretty rigid lol. But the track is designed to move and sway as whole on the supports. 2 hours ago, King Ding Dong said: I realize B&M is considered one of if not the best with manufacturing tolerances but are we certain the sections are just bolted together? Seems like without any sealant or gasket over time water could seep through joints start corroding the structure from within. there is a cap a few inches back from each end. see these pics https://themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=48745&start=1360 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born_in_'72 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, jcovelli said: there is a cap a few inches back from each end. see these pics https://themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=48745&start=1360 Very Interesting! Given that, there may be a round internal alignment bar that gets put into this pocket as the two sections are put together. This would keep the rails aligned very well..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltny Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 They are currently welding now, lower right hand side coming into the helix. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin22 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Didn't know they welded, I assumed most parks would try to avoid welding parts of their coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrodyoda Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 8 hours ago, PKIDelirium said: The rails are sanded in some way at every joint so all the transitions between track sections are fully smooth, you can see the missing paint on Diamondback and Banshee at the joints where this is done, although I don't think they use anything that would look like welding for that process. I've always seen those joints and, I suppose, assumed that they were grinding down weld lines. But just grinding the joints inline makes sense too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchanted Voyage Lover Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 38 minutes ago, Ben43065 said: Didn't know they welded, I assumed most parks would try to avoid welding parts of their coaster. Welded nuts on the base is the best Loctite you can buy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovinMeSomeBanshee Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Looks like we have track going up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltny Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 23 minutes ago, LovinMeSomeBanshee said: Looks like we have track going up. I though it was track also and raced over here to find this... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovinMeSomeBanshee Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 It's a darn lift! lol. It's the same color as the track, so that's what I thought it was. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFloppyDisc Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 There is a large piece of track that T-Bone is holding, but it hasn't moved in like an hour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltny Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 13 minutes ago, TheFloppyDisc said: There is a large piece of track that T-Bone is holding, but it hasn't moved in like an hour... I couldn’t tell and still can’t tell if that is track or a boom. We will find out soon enough. edit: on the original file I zoomed in and it is indeed track. Also, I’m going to guess it goes up before noon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFloppyDisc Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 11 minutes ago, Waltny said: I couldn’t tell and still can’t tell if that is track or a boom. We will find out soon enough. edit: on the original file I zoomed in and it is indeed track. Also, I’m going to guess it goes up before noon. It's going up now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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