Knex Cable Car

This is a small machine I made recently. Its a cable car that rides on a long piece of chain. Nothing too phenomenal, but I hadn't posted anything in a while and I thought some of you may like it...

Enjoy!

Step 1 List-o-pieces

Well, although the piece list is very small, I thought I'd make one anyway. Woot!

Rods
Green - 32
White - 34
Blue - 10
Yellow - 4

Connectors
Green - 16
Yellow - 14
White - 6
Blue - 4
Purple - 4

Other
Chain - as much as you have. I used about 40 feet.
Red Gears - 6
Yellow  Gears (photo) - 2
Tan Clips - 16
Blue Spacer - 12
Silver Spacer - 4
Power pack motor - 1

Comments

[explosivebass1414]

canyou make it turn though is the question

[I_am_Canadian]

No way :-)

[KnexFreek]

 i just LOVVVVV the info pic :)

[I_am_Canadian]

Which one?

(A year late, I know)

[knexjay]

ima make it to turn off my light before i got to bed cuz im either 2 lazy and i forget and im already in bed but there is 1 problem...       how the heck will it turn off????

[webby427]

get an old fasiond touch one then add a rod to the front with duct tape get solar power motor the get it going towards thelamp it should touch the lamp shut the lamp down therefore shuting its power source down so it cant move.

[I_am_Canadian]

Try saying that again in english, and you'll get an answer.

[Bright Shadow]

 I think I might know what he means... He's going to make a cable car to turn off his lamp at night, but he's not sure how the car is going to turn off by itself. Kinda lazy IMO.

[I_am_Canadian]

Ah, thank you :-)

[DJ Radio]

Now I wanna make one!  Then again, I don't have a place to put it.

[I_am_Canadian]

:-)

Thanks!

[DJ Radio]

4.5* btw.  Oh and I think your cable car would be better if it ran on string.  Most people don't have a bunch of chain links.

[I_am_Canadian]

I'm a purist :-p No string!

LoL, I've made them with string in the past... Perhaps a new project in the blueprints...

[Kairah]

Nice and simple design!
I made a cable car some time ago... It went on a string AND solar power :P

[I_am_Canadian]

Thats awesome! I wish I had one of thems solar motors...

[Killer~SafeCracker]

I have one but I can't get it to work. I know you don't have one, but any ideas??

[I_am_Canadian]

For what?

[Killer~SafeCracker]

To get the motor to work.

[Kairah]

What do you mean? If its to weak... I geared it down 3 times from small blue gear to large yellow in my cable car.

[Killer~SafeCracker]

I mean I can't even get it to turn on.

[Kairah]

 Just put the power cord in the motor and the other end in the sun panel. Then put the motor rod on the motor and it should start spinning with enough light.

[Killer~SafeCracker]

Can it run off a regular light bulb??

[Pizzapie500]

No, it can't. Unless the lightbulb has electrons and photons coming out of it. Otherwise, the solar panel cannot create energy because it runs on those 2 elements which comes from the sun. (I think...)

[Killer~SafeCracker]

Yes it can. Trust me, look at my alarm clock, it can run off light bulb.

[Pizzapie500]

Lolz. I made that the other day! I put it under lights and it doesn't work because mine are fluorescent (they don't give off energy). Then i brought it outside and it didn't work because the solar panel does not create enough energy to power the motor. If it worked for you, then take your cable car with the solarpanel on it with the motor and use the same light and light bulb and try it.

[Killer~SafeCracker]

Was the panel in direct sun light?

[Pizzapie500]

Yes it was. I checked to see how much electricity was coming out of it, there was some but not enough

[DJ Radio]

*throws dirt on IAC*.. Not so pure now I see.  =P

[jelmer2209]

Nice tutorial :D

[I_am_Canadian]

Thanks!

[alfpwns]

pic 2 duct tape fixe everything

[Lowney]

"Nothing to phenomenal," shouldn't that be "Nothing too phenomenal"? :)

[I_am_Canadian]

...

[Lowney]

 Are you gonna change it?

[I_am_Canadian]

That is the question.

[Lowney]

 Ah yes but what is the answer?

[andross52]

 42.

[I_am_Canadian]

Nah.

[Lowney]

 Why not? 

[DJ Radio]

Because nobody else cares.