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Criss-Cross Ball Machine

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This is my first custom ball machine, but the wheel lift is from I_am_Canadian. Surprisingly it almost never fails. I am going to try to build more but I have 5,000 pieces and almost half of them are micro k'nex so I don't really use them.

Well here it is:

34 comments

Aug 2, 2011. 5:41 AMLightning Thunder says:

nice!!!

Aug 2, 2011. 9:11 AMAwesomeness in a can (author) says:

Thanks!

Aug 2, 2011. 9:38 AMLightning Thunder says:

Aug 2, 2011. 2:29 PMAwesomeness in a can (author) says:

Cool

Aug 5, 2011. 6:22 AMLightning Thunder says:

This is really cool still. Lol. Do you have any CALL OF DUTY'S?

Aug 7, 2011. 9:28 PMAwesomeness in a can (author) says:

Sadly no, but goldeneye online for wii is pretty damn awesome!

Dec 10, 2011. 11:31 AMKiller~SafeCracker says:

You still play? check out my forum.

Dec 11, 2011. 5:24 PMAwesomeness in a can (author) says:

Yeah, but recently since Minecraft was fully released I've been re-addicted to it.

Aug 11, 2011. 6:57 AM

ryry2011 says:

nice

Aug 11, 2011. 10:04 PMAwesomeness in a can (author) says:

Thanks, I was looking at some of your stuff yesterday and I like it.

Aug 12, 2011. 6:57 AM

ryry2011 says:

thx for looking

Aug 12, 2011. 11:03 AMAwesomeness in a can (author) says:

No problem, other stuff gives me ideas. I'll give credit if I use any of them.

Aug 12, 2011. 7:12 PM

ryry2011 says:

=D. kk

Aug 13, 2011. 9:36 PMAwesomeness in a can (author) says:

Now what?

Aug 14, 2011. 6:56 AM

ryry2011 says:

idk

Aug 15, 2011. 6:00 PMAwesomeness in a can (author) says:

ok then

Jun 15, 2011. 9:08 AM

I_am_Canadian says:

Right on :-D

Jul 6, 2011. 12:13 AMAwesomeness in a can (author) says:

Hey, the other half turned into your Heavy Cannon v4 - Micro. :-)

Jul 16, 2011. 8:33 PM

I_am_Canadian says:

Good call :-)

Jul 18, 2011. 4:41 PMAwesomeness in a can (author) says:

But after about 1,000 launches and 43 rubber bands used, I had to tear it down for the pieces :( btw I like turnpike.

Jul 22, 2011. 7:01 PM

I_am_Canadian says:

Good stuff! Thanks.

Jul 26, 2011. 10:58 AMAwesomeness in a can (author) says:

No problem, thanks for posting instructions.

Jul 23, 2011. 12:09 PM

Blue Mullet says:

Epic!
Video?

Jul 26, 2011. 10:56 AMAwesomeness in a can (author) says:

But I just finished a small coaster.

Jul 26, 2011. 10:55 AMAwesomeness in a can (author) says:

Sorry, I tore it down before I got one and I'm mad at myself for doing that.

Jul 8, 2011. 10:31 AMk-n-e-x(leaved ibls) says:

thanks for da sub nice ball machine

Jul 9, 2011. 7:53 PMAwesomeness in a can (author) says:

Oh, da sub, is subsciption! Sorry it took a while for me to figure that out.

Jul 9, 2011. 10:14 AMAwesomeness in a can (author) says:

Honestly, I have no idea what da sub is so I'll just say thanks.

Jun 26, 2011. 4:57 PMknex builder36472418 says:

you should make instructions, cause it looks AWSOME!!

Jul 6, 2011. 7:36 PMAwesomeness in a can (author) says:

Sorry, it's too far gone. But I'm making a new one starting tomorrow and if it works I'll post complete instructions.

Jul 6, 2011. 12:09 AMAwesomeness in a can (author) says:

Well it's sitting on the floor half destroyed but I don't see why I can't rebuild it. I'll rebuild it and make one but at the moment I am working on a Skyrail.