Knex Alternating Arm Lift

 by Tornado96
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Hey Peeps! Tornado96 and Shadowman39 are proud to present our first collaboration: the Alternating Arm Lift!

This lift uses the concept behind Shadowman's Alternator Lift. However, the "alternators" are attached to arms, making it transport the balls a lot quicker. It also has concepts found in the stepper lift (the see-saw at the top).

Our goal for this lift was to make a fast, piece efficient lift and we think it came out pretty well! We hope you enjoy building it as much as we did!

This lift introduces a new instruction format: there are steps that give instructions on modules, which can be added to the middle of the lift to make it taller. See Step 8 for more information about the modules.

This lift works with the newer balls and the original balls.

Here's a video of the lift in action:

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We know you guys want to get building, so how about we get started! Woah, not so fast... You need pieces first! :-) The next step is the piece count. 
 
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Step 1: Piece Counting Time!

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Here's all the pieces you'll need to build the alternating arm lift. Note that the pieces are named after their classic colors.

Rods: 363

green- 42
white- 74
blue- 98
yellow- 60
red- 65
gray- 20

Connectors: 295

dark gray- 51
light gray- 21
red- 25
green- 24
yellow- 53
white- 16
orange- 30
purple- 49
blue- 20

Other: 89

Y clip- 7
tan clip- 12
blue spacer- 39
silver spacer- 20
blue gear- 2
red gear- 2
small wheel- 3
small tire- 3
motor*- 1

Total: 747

And, of course, you'll need balls. 

*Newer-style motor. The one we used in this Ible is the green one; keep in mind that motors of other colors go different speeds. For example, the black one goes slowest and silver goes fastest.
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cooljupjup says: Mar 2, 2013. 2:23 PM
hay i`am already built it with step 9-12 is it possible to make 9-12 2 times?
Tornado96 (author) in reply to cooljupjupMar 3, 2013. 8:01 PM
You can make that section as many times as you want but you'll need to get a stronger motor. By the way, I think you have a comment duplicate problem
cooljupjup in reply to Tornado96Mar 4, 2013. 6:07 AM
ah okay. wtf comment problem? how can i fix it?
dr. richtofen in reply to cooljupjupMar 4, 2013. 8:08 AM
Waarschijnlijk heb je 2 keer snel achter elkaar op de 'post' knop geklikt.
cooljupjup in reply to dr. richtofenMar 4, 2013. 8:19 AM
Oh okay. ;p
dr. richtofen in reply to cooljupjupMar 4, 2013. 9:42 AM
Yep :D
cooljupjup says: Mar 2, 2013. 2:23 PM
hay i`am already built it with step 9-12 is it possible to make 9-12 2 times?
MarsCrystalMan says: Jul 17, 2012. 9:46 PM
This is so awesome! I love the way it works. If only I had enough foresight to design such things myself...
Tornado96 (author) in reply to MarsCrystalManJul 20, 2012. 4:52 PM
Thanks man! Once you get an idea, reproducing it is the hardest part
MarsCrystalMan in reply to Tornado96Jul 21, 2012. 1:35 PM
By the way, I'm building a ball machine using this lift (with one extra module) as the main lift. Hope that's ok... I figure that if someone takes the time to post something like this, they intend for others to use it. I'll give credit of course. :)
Tornado96 (author) in reply to MarsCrystalManJul 23, 2012. 5:38 PM
Credit should be given where credit is due. Good luck! Looking forward to see what you come up with!
MarsCrystalMan in reply to Tornado96Jul 26, 2012. 6:49 PM
Me too. Yeah, I guess it just seems that every conceivable lift and element has already been invented. lol :D But people still make new ones, so it must just take patience.
Element Force says: Jun 5, 2012. 4:26 PM
Man 5***** thats awsome lift never seen one like that before
Shadowman39 in reply to Element ForceJun 17, 2012. 3:49 PM
Thanks!
Element Force in reply to Shadowman39Jun 17, 2012. 4:18 PM
Your welcome
sandroknexmaster says: May 18, 2012. 8:23 AM
GREAT!!!! cool lift! I think I'm gonna use it :)
Tornado96 (author) in reply to sandroknexmasterMay 19, 2012. 1:35 AM
Thank you Kind sir! :-D
sandroknexmaster in reply to Tornado96May 19, 2012. 10:59 AM
I subscribed:D
Tornado96 (author) in reply to sandroknexmasterMay 19, 2012. 5:30 PM
Ah thank you for that as well! :-D
Shadowman39 in reply to sandroknexmasterMay 18, 2012. 11:14 AM
Cool, thanks!
sandroknexmaster in reply to Shadowman39May 18, 2012. 12:58 PM
np :D
Sorunome says: May 8, 2012. 8:54 AM
EPIC lift!
Oh, and I had a very similar idea....maybe i'll make my idea some time... :P
Tornado96 (author) in reply to SorunomeMay 10, 2012. 11:43 PM
sure sure...

Glad you like it! :-)
Sorunome in reply to Tornado96May 11, 2012. 4:54 AM
Haha, I rated it 5*s before it was published :P
Shadowman39 in reply to SorunomeMay 8, 2012. 1:59 PM
Thanks, that can be one of your weekly Instructables. :-P
Sorunome in reply to Shadowman39May 9, 2012. 4:41 AM
...maybe :P
Shadowman39 in reply to SorunomeMay 9, 2012. 2:17 PM
You're my 5300th commenter!
Sorunome in reply to Shadowman39May 10, 2012. 7:12 AM
*yay* :D
Shadowman39 in reply to SorunomeMay 10, 2012. 2:09 PM
But, you won't be on the list since I changed it to 500th commenters. :-P
Sorunome in reply to Shadowman39May 11, 2012. 4:49 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :(
Shadowman39 in reply to SorunomeMay 11, 2012. 2:05 PM
You should have linked to that Darth Vader thing. :-)
Sorunome in reply to Shadowman39May 11, 2012. 2:08 PM
sorry, here you go:
http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/
Sorunome says: May 8, 2012. 8:58 AM
"And if you're in the mood click the follow button for both of us!"
Change it to subscribe button :P
Tornado96 (author) in reply to SorunomeMay 10, 2012. 11:42 PM
NO! Subscribe is for noobs
Sorunome in reply to Tornado96May 11, 2012. 4:52 AM
subscribe is for real gurus :P
Shadowman39 in reply to SorunomeMay 8, 2012. 2:00 PM
No, it says follow on the button, not subscribe. :-P
Sorunome in reply to Shadowman39May 9, 2012. 4:41 AM
but subscribing is moar awesome!
Shadowman39 in reply to SorunomeMay 10, 2012. 12:44 AM
*more
Sorunome in reply to Shadowman39May 10, 2012. 7:12 AM
duh, moar is a mix out of more and roar, it means that it is faaaaaaaaaaaaaaar more
Tornado96 (author) in reply to SorunomeMay 10, 2012. 11:43 PM
You cant combine more and roar. Doesnt make sense. "subscribing is more roar awesome: ????? :P
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