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Build Your Own Carnival Ride

Posted by michael on from the you-ride-it-first dept.

SoCalChris writes "Check out these guys who are building their own dark ride similar to the ones found at carnivals and theme parks. The ride is complete with PLC's in each of the cars, and one more PLC for the entire ride. The ride also features a blocking system like professionally built rides."

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  1. Why not.... by paganizer · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ..do it a little cheaper?
    big box on pneumatics, big screen tv on the front, 20" CRT's on the sides, and a few days rendering up something on 3Dstudio?
    would be a lot more bizarre, and cost a lot less.

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  2. I mean, cheap is one thing, but... by BiOFH · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "On Friday, February 15, the Chinese -made Enco metal lathe arrived. It took about 4 hours to set it all up, as it had to be hoisted and mounted upon its pedistal. The whole rig probably weighs over 1,200 pounds. "

    ...which is why, in the meantime, we just sat it upon these two wooden house stools. LMAO

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  3. Slashdotted; Can anybody tell me Which PLC? by karlandtanya · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'm sitting here in a room with about twenty (fifty if you count the ones in the cabinet) "PLCs" (actually, they're the grandchildren of the original "PLC"). This is at the company that invented the PLC; I'm testing the new stuff. At any rate, I think it'd be pretty cool if it was one of our products being used. Which PLCs were used?

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