Have you ever wondered about how I make my Ginormous and Wondrous Ball machines? Now you can design and build your own!
This instructable does not give steps on any particular ball machine, but rather how to build one in general.
Ball machines are the luxurious side to k'nex; these use thousands of pieces. If you do not have thousands of pieces, but rather have somewhere around 400, this is not for you. Sorry. You could always try, though.
These steps are essentially what I do when making my machines.
So, onwards!
This instructable does not give steps on any particular ball machine, but rather how to build one in general.
Ball machines are the luxurious side to k'nex; these use thousands of pieces. If you do not have thousands of pieces, but rather have somewhere around 400, this is not for you. Sorry. You could always try, though.
These steps are essentially what I do when making my machines.
So, onwards!
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Signing UpStep 1: Preliminary Issues
First of all, if you're reading this, hopefully you have a very large reserve of K'nex. Depending on your size and Concept, you will need varying amounts. on AVERAGE, 2 feet or less is about 1,000 pieces, 3 feet or less 2,200, 4 feet is about 3,000 5 feet is about 4,000, 6 feet is 5,000, and 7 feet, like the -xXxXx-, would be about 8,000. After that, your ball machine will get skinner and there will be less and less pieces, up to a point.
Second is possibly the most important step, as it will save you countless hours. It will be painful, but, SORT THY PIECES! Yes, take apart ALL your models and get many, many bags (or Boxes). Sort them all!
What you Need to build a Ball Machine:
Patience
Skill
Leather Fingers
Thousands of pieces
Bags or Boxes
Lots of Spare Time
This Instructable!
And next, the building? Hecks no! You still have much to learn, young Skywalker! do NOT start building your first ball machine yet, or you might make a FATAL ERROR! (Like I did when building Project DESTINY)!!!
You should be done with your painful sorting after a few days, so then, again, onward ho!
Second is possibly the most important step, as it will save you countless hours. It will be painful, but, SORT THY PIECES! Yes, take apart ALL your models and get many, many bags (or Boxes). Sort them all!
What you Need to build a Ball Machine:
Patience
Skill
Leather Fingers
Thousands of pieces
Bags or Boxes
Lots of Spare Time
This Instructable!
And next, the building? Hecks no! You still have much to learn, young Skywalker! do NOT start building your first ball machine yet, or you might make a FATAL ERROR! (Like I did when building Project DESTINY)!!!
You should be done with your painful sorting after a few days, so then, again, onward ho!
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I started making a paper ball machine which kinda looks like this but is much less complicated than yours.