http://www.instructables.com group feed Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:11:34 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/Knex-Ball-Machine-Catastropha/ /files/deriv/F3J/YTTG/GXL5UAOW/F3JYTTGGXL5UAOW.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F3J/YTTG/GXL5UAOW/F3JYTTGGXL5UAOW.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F3J/YTTG/GXL5UAOW/F3JYTTGGXL5UAOW.SMALL.jpg EHKEXS7GXL61M6R Sorunome Here it is finally, Catastropha! After more than one year of construction it has 11 lifts and 17 paths! For the full description and the slide-show please visit this website! And here's the vid: Oh, and I forgot to mention: I have created 6 vLogs to Catastropha, hidden, and if at least 20 peop...
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Continue Reading »]]> play Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:03:59 PST Knex-Ball-Machine-Catastropha http://www.instructables.com/id/Knex-Inverted-Double-Helix-Lift/
Knex Inverted Double Helix Lift - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FBA/GWRU/GI0TMC01/FBAGWRUGI0TMC01.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FBA/GWRU/GI0TMC01/FBAGWRUGI0TMC01.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FBA/GWRU/GI0TMC01/FBAGWRUGI0TMC01.SMALL.jpg E1XKK9KGI0TJT07 Shadowman39 Hello everyone! This is a lift for ball machines, and it's an inverted double helix lift. This lift was first featured in Cataclysm (last picture shows it). It's similar to a regular double helix lift, except the tower rotates in the middle, and the helix is on the outside! Of course, there's still ...
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Continue Reading »]]> play Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:37:11 PST Knex-Inverted-Double-Helix-Lift http://www.instructables.com/id/Knex-Ball-Machine-First-of-many-I-hope-/ /files/deriv/FJ8/C1JR/GGPEYJ8M/FJ8C1JRGGPEYJ8M.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FJ8/C1JR/GGPEYJ8M/FJ8C1JRGGPEYJ8M.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FJ8/C1JR/GGPEYJ8M/FJ8C1JRGGPEYJ8M.SMALL.jpg EASNW2PGGPF4JR6 Fr-Pa-Co The video of my new ball machine
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Continue Reading »]]> play Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:25:28 PST Knex-Ball-Machine-First-of-many-I-hope- http://www.instructables.com/id/Project-First-of-many-i-hope-/ /files/deriv/F7K/WLMJ/GGPEU41Q/F7KWLMJGGPEU41Q.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F7K/WLMJ/GGPEU41Q/F7KWLMJGGPEU41Q.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F7K/WLMJ/GGPEU41Q/F7KWLMJGGPEU41Q.SMALL.jpg E4J9MAWGGPF4JMF Fr-Pa-Co This is the finished ball machine I worked on for four weeks 1 day. This is the link to the video
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Continue Reading »]]> play Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:25:16 PST Project-First-of-many-i-hope- http://www.instructables.com/id/Metropolis-Knex-Ball-Machine-Elements-and-Lifts/
Metropolis - Knex Ball Machine Elements and Lifts - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F5Q/7KKX/GGC2U434/F5Q7KKXGGC2U434.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F5Q/7KKX/GGC2U434/F5Q7KKXGGC2U434.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F5Q/7KKX/GGC2U434/F5Q7KKXGGC2U434.SMALL.jpg EBY07LZGGOXSGLX Kairah Hello everyone, I wanted to post a selection of elements that I used in my latest ball machine metropolis. I can't post all of them with step by step instructions. But you should be able to make most parts by looking at the pictures in this instructable. Table of contents Step 1: The Official Video...
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Continue Reading »]]> play Sun, 9 Jan 2011 04:47:51 PST Metropolis-Knex-Ball-Machine-Elements-and-Lifts http://www.instructables.com/id/Metropolis-a-Knex-Ball-Machine/ /files/deriv/FL8/8X1H/GGBZI8J3/FL88X1HGGBZI8J3.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FL8/8X1H/GGBZI8J3/FL88X1HGGBZI8J3.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FL8/8X1H/GGBZI8J3/FL88X1HGGBZI8J3.SMALL.jpg EQKZFCEGGC2U431 Kairah Direct link to video   Finally it's done! Metropolis, my second ball machine. It has a total of 12 different paths, 16 if you count all small sidepaths as well. And it consists of many new elements I designed myself. I have posted the instructions of some elements here: Link to Instructions ...
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Continue Reading »]]> play Sun, 9 Jan 2011 04:47:49 PST Metropolis-a-Knex-Ball-Machine http://www.instructables.com/id/Knex-Catapult-Machine/
Rapid Ball Juggler - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F5V/P2G2/GGC2U0ZG/F5VP2G2GGC2U0ZG.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F5V/P2G2/GGC2U0ZG/F5VP2G2GGC2U0ZG.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F5V/P2G2/GGC2U0ZG/F5VP2G2GGC2U0ZG.SMALL.jpg E2YUD50GG2BCPWE Shadowman39 Hey y'all! This is my entry into the Kinetic Sculpture Contest. This is a kinetic sculpture that catapults ping pong balls into the air, into a basket, and back to the catapult. It runs for as long as you want it to with a motor, and a rubber band powers the catapult. A mechanism at the end allows ...
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Continue Reading »]]> play Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:31:34 PST Knex-Catapult-Machine http://www.instructables.com/id/Knex-Basket/
Knex Basket - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F6B/89MK/GFRWM9BW/F6B89MKGFRWM9BW.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F6B/89MK/GFRWM9BW/F6B89MKGFRWM9BW.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F6B/89MK/GFRWM9BW/F6B89MKGFRWM9BW.SMALL.jpg EKK30SHGFRWPWHF Fr-Pa-Co I Decided to post a basket as they are very useful in ball machines
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Continue Reading »]]> play Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:24:59 PST Knex-Basket http://www.instructables.com/id/Cataclysm-Knex-Ball-Machine-1/ /files/deriv/FHH/ZAEB/GERP0UBW/FHHZAEBGERP0UBW.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FHH/ZAEB/GERP0UBW/FHHZAEBGERP0UBW.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FHH/ZAEB/GERP0UBW/FHHZAEBGERP0UBW.SMALL.jpg EN601MFGERPD4ZU Shadowman39 After over a year of construction, Cataclysm is finally finished! It has 6 paths and 10 lifts. 8 of those lifts are new. It stands almost 8 feet high. I haven't counted the pieces yet, but I will soon. The 10 lifts are organized into 3 networks, each network having two paths. I had to buy many piece...
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Continue Reading »]]> play Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:31:32 PST Cataclysm-Knex-Ball-Machine-1 http://www.instructables.com/id/Knex-Coin-Sorter/
Knex Coin Sorter - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FMN/2UDZ/GE7LBHP1/FMN2UDZGE7LBHP1.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FMN/2UDZ/GE7LBHP1/FMN2UDZGE7LBHP1.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FMN/2UDZ/GE7LBHP1/FMN2UDZGE7LBHP1.SMALL.jpg EOOURKWGE7LEUUH Shadowman39 I didn't want to buy an expensive commercial coin sorter, so I decided to make this instead! It sorts dimes, pennies, nickels, and quarters into store-bought paper sleeves. It runs using a motor, and the sorting tray on top goes back and forth, sorting the coins according to their size. You don't h...
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