Hello everyone! This is a lift for ball machines, and it's an inverted double helix lift. This lift was first featured in Cataclysm (last picture shows it). It's similar to a regular double helix lift, except the tower rotates in the middle, and the helix is on the outside! Of course, there's still a tower on the outside supporting the helix.
This lift is much better than the double helix lift, because you can make it very high, since the tower in the middle is much stronger than a double helix. It's more smooth, and more fun to watch, too. :-) It does use a lot of pieces though.
This is different than the original used in Cataclysm. It uses much less pieces. If you have enough, you can make it as big and piece-consuming as you want.
Here is a video of the inverted double helix lift in action!
Note: This lift does not work with newer Knex balls (balls from Motorized Madness, Big Air Ball Tower, etc.) because they are too big.
This lift is much better than the double helix lift, because you can make it very high, since the tower in the middle is much stronger than a double helix. It's more smooth, and more fun to watch, too. :-) It does use a lot of pieces though.
This is different than the original used in Cataclysm. It uses much less pieces. If you have enough, you can make it as big and piece-consuming as you want.
Here is a video of the inverted double helix lift in action!
Note: This lift does not work with newer Knex balls (balls from Motorized Madness, Big Air Ball Tower, etc.) because they are too big.
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Here's all the pieces that this lift uses.
Rods: 313
And you'll also need original Knex balls.
If you have enough pieces, then let's get building!
Rods: 313
- green-127
- white-64
- blue-59
- yellow-34
- red-11
- gray-18
- dark gray-20
- light gray-3
- red-22
- green-7
- yellow-58
- orange-tabbed-32
- white-9
- orange-8
- blue-29
- purple-43
- Y-clip-6
- tan clip-3
- blue spacer-16
- silver spacer-7
- battery-powered motor-1
- strands of tubing-2: one 6 feet 3.5 inches long (191.77 cm), and the other 6 feet 4 inches long (193.04 cm). You don't have to cut the tubing, but it is recommended that you do. Go to Step 7 for details.
And you'll also need original Knex balls.
If you have enough pieces, then let's get building!
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No, ok, probally because the motor doesn't have to pull so much up?
Great job! I'm putting it on my newest ball machine!
I built the alternator lift and this one looks MUCH easy-er 9 steps is alot less that 41!