Knex Archimedes Screw (knex ball machine element)

this is a knex ball machine element

as the ball passes the archimedes screw turns

Step 1: The supports

make these

Comments

[Knex1235]

what does it do

[Sorunome]

when the ball slides down the path that blue thing turns

[harry potter rules]

nice ball machine

[k-n-e-x(leaved ibls)]

this is not a ball machine but a ball machine element

[aarrnnoo]

i had the same dising (little difrent) in my knex crane and that crain is like 25 years old :)

[Tyler2019]

I saw this on you tube but it was a little different

[cupcake43]

you may not know this but that has been used by the knex company but this can be used as a lift:-)

[kelseymh]

Nice design.  Do you have pictures or video of it in operation (i.e., lifting balls)?

I'm not sure that "new" is entirely accurate, though it may very well be new to you.
K'nex has it in lesson 192 of their Teachers' Guides.  It's also included in the K'nex "Exploring Machines" schools kit.  And there's even a You Tube video of someone else's design.

[~KGB~]

cool