Dragon Gem K'nex Ball Machine

Tornado96 is proud to present Dragon Gem!
This is my largest and best ball machine to date. It has 3 new lifts and 9 paths. One of it's major features is the dragon animatronic.All 3 lifts are designed by me and instructions will be submitted as well for the 2 new elements incorporated into this contraption. One of it's key features is the Dragon animatronic which gave a nice theme to the ball machine!

Without further ado I present to you the video! (with one of the best songs!)

Thank you all for your patience and please enjoy the video!

One more thing. A lot of people have been leaving k'nex on instructables. Please DON'T LET K'NEX DIE!

Thanks for viewing and please comment, rate and subscribe!

Matt428 says: Feb 13, 2013. 6:41 PM

so cool, but it is real and none of you can do much better this; so don't even doubt it. and none of you are even this good, so keep anything bad to your selves!!!

Tornado96 (author) in reply to Matt428Feb 13, 2013. 9:28 PM

No one said anything bad. :P
Believe there are a lot out there that can do better than this.haha

Jag56 says: Jun 28, 2011. 11:41 AM

Inspiring! But dragon force Is not the best band. The guitar player is a frawd, because he speeds up his playing.

Tornado96 (author) in reply to Jag56Jun 30, 2011. 3:40 AM

not true. They just do it at some concerts. the Recorded version is the real thing! :-)

guitarshredder123 in reply to Tornado96Aug 20, 2012. 3:41 AM

dude dragonforce is fake, if you listen to the record you can easily hear that that is sped up, and live they suck. still nice ballmachine

Jag56 in reply to Tornado96Jul 13, 2011. 6:03 PM

>:(

Knex4Life23 says: Aug 4, 2012. 11:55 AM

haha thats azactly what i whoud do to my cat!

Knex4Life23 in reply to Knex4Life23Aug 4, 2012. 12:06 PM

haha wrong vid =]

gassybeans says: Jun 26, 2012. 11:19 AM

i dont know if this is obvious, but you seem to have a lot of knex

Tornado96 (author) in reply to gassybeansJun 26, 2012. 7:46 PM

Thanks, gas!

Tornado96 (author) in reply to gassybeansJun 26, 2012. 7:46 PM

Thanks, gas!

RNB says: Mar 20, 2012. 9:43 AM

Do you have pictures from the new lifts in this one? I need some for the arch chain lift, conveyor belt lift and the reverse arm lift, to add them in the lift guide.

Tornado96 (author) in reply to RNBMar 23, 2012. 10:55 PM

Um if you can't find any good ones in here check the update on it. :) Once my exams are over I'll finish the ibles on em

danroy99 says: Feb 26, 2012. 9:45 AM

Dragon Force is epic! They're my favorite band! Through the Fire an Flames is one of my favorite songs too! (Great ball machine too by the way lol)

Tornado96 (author) in reply to danroy99Feb 26, 2012. 12:37 PM

haha thanks!

bnsfwarbonnet says: Aug 19, 2011. 6:12 PM

Through the Fire and Flames, Nice! :D

Tornado96 (author) in reply to bnsfwarbonnetAug 20, 2011. 12:43 AM

Yup! B)

rojo.balloon says: Aug 9, 2011. 9:53 PM

It would be cool if the path would lead the ball into the mouth of the dragon.:)

Tornado96 (author) in reply to rojo.balloonAug 10, 2011. 12:53 AM

That was the original plan but I like this version of the head better.

Purple Waffles says: May 9, 2011. 6:43 PM

I just noticed you changed the name from dragon jewel to dragon gem. :-)

Tornado96 (author) in reply to Purple WafflesMay 9, 2011. 11:27 PM

lol I did that a while ago! :-)

Purple Waffles in reply to Tornado96Jul 28, 2011. 2:45 PM

new ball machine out!

martijnb95 says: Jul 11, 2011. 5:41 PM

Hey, i used the ball-pin thing idea to make a separator for the ball machine i'm working on. I hope it doesn't matter...

Tornado96 (author) in reply to martijnb95Jul 11, 2011. 7:15 PM

I think i knoew what you mean. It's completely fine. Just remember to give credit! :-D

martijnb95 in reply to Tornado96Jul 12, 2011. 2:35 AM

Sure8-)

Shaythegoon says: Jun 29, 2011. 7:39 AM

I just made it 5* :) awesome, do you know around about how many pieces you used. And where do you get the balls and the track from? thanks...

Tornado96 (author) in reply to ShaythegoonJun 30, 2011. 3:39 AM

um pieces... I estimate around 17 thousand... ish?

I get teh balls from big ball factory. Just look for it on Ebay.

Shaythegoon in reply to Tornado96Jul 3, 2011. 1:09 AM

Nice, thanks i will...

knextremist says: Jul 1, 2011. 4:17 PM

can you post instructions for the dragon? Its my favorite part of the ball machine lol

Tornado96 (author) in reply to knextremistJul 1, 2011. 7:04 PM

This was taken down a minth ago. Sorry but I won't be ableto do that

Randomguy65 says: Jun 17, 2011. 11:23 AM

Idea: You could've put a Knexman in the Dragon's mouth..........and named the Knexman Shadowman39. >:-D

Tornado96 (author) in reply to Randomguy65Jun 17, 2011. 11:30 PM

LOLOLOLOL! How did I not think of that! :-D

Randomguy65 in reply to Tornado96Jun 18, 2011. 7:08 AM

:-D

vishalapr says: Jun 13, 2011. 9:28 AM

Super awsome very very well done rated 5*

Tornado96 (author) in reply to vishalaprJun 13, 2011. 11:00 PM

Thanks Man!

firebombfury says: Jun 9, 2011. 10:24 PM

Can u post the dragon? I might use it on my ball machine if you let me.

Tornado96 (author) in reply to firebombfuryJun 11, 2011. 5:39 PM

It would take forever to do an ible on it... lol. Plus you should try making your own! Also it 's already been taken down anyway :-)

albydesign says: Jun 5, 2011. 12:18 PM

I love this!!! Especially love the Dragon and chair lift!!! 10* =D

Can i use the chair lift idea for my ball machine?

Tornado96 (author) in reply to albydesignJun 5, 2011. 8:45 PM

Yeah sure. I'll be posting a ible of it sometime :-)

albydesign in reply to Tornado96Jun 6, 2011. 11:04 PM

Thanks1 =D

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