Hey everyone! I'm proud to present my latest project; a full sized, playable, arcade-style K'nex pinball machine! It took around four months to complete and way too long to film. Feel free to ask any questions and I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed building it! Comment and subscribe!
A couple notes:
There are three main "features" of the machine. There are two holes in the floor leading to lifts. The first path shown in the video is one of these holes, and it leads to a chain lift. Out of the lift, the ball drops into a flipper and onto a tubed path which winds its way around the entire machine, then back into the middle of the machine where it gets slightly more complicated.
Another feature is next to the left flipper. The ball drops underneath the machine, and a lift carries it all the way back to the top, where it drops onto the red/green track.
The last feature, which I spent the most time on, is the other hole in the floor. The mill lift carries the ball to the top, and the ball then drops into a holder. A second ball is required to release the first one, and both are carried up the back by two small chain lifts. Once they drop off, they both descend the entire machine, going through a double loop, then another single loop to reach the table. An interesting note about this feature is that one motor powers all three lifts. There's a picture showing the gearbox that transmits power to the two small chain lifts.
A couple notes:
There are three main "features" of the machine. There are two holes in the floor leading to lifts. The first path shown in the video is one of these holes, and it leads to a chain lift. Out of the lift, the ball drops into a flipper and onto a tubed path which winds its way around the entire machine, then back into the middle of the machine where it gets slightly more complicated.
Another feature is next to the left flipper. The ball drops underneath the machine, and a lift carries it all the way back to the top, where it drops onto the red/green track.
The last feature, which I spent the most time on, is the other hole in the floor. The mill lift carries the ball to the top, and the ball then drops into a holder. A second ball is required to release the first one, and both are carried up the back by two small chain lifts. Once they drop off, they both descend the entire machine, going through a double loop, then another single loop to reach the table. An interesting note about this feature is that one motor powers all three lifts. There's a picture showing the gearbox that transmits power to the two small chain lifts.
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Great Job!
AWESOME! What shadowman said!
Gone to my Portuguese Gizmo Blog:
http://faz-voce-mesmo.blogspot.pt/2012/10/propriedade-industrial-o-livro-3d.html
Instruction is not just a step by step process that we lead people through, pointing out each step along the way. It is also the process of the mind in which discovery and imagination fires off and explodes outward in creativity.
What is the title of the song please? It has a very nice sense of discovery and playfulness to go along with your video, good choice.
The song is Approaching Nirvana - Worth a Thousand Pictures
Where do you put the quarters?
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And WOW, nice work!
I don't know how much money this site gets promoting K'nex but it's enough to make me want to stop using it.
Go show off your toys elsewhere, if you wish to assist others in the development of DIY projects, get a new set of tools.
Don't get me wrong, this is kind of cool, but I don't see how this, or any other K'nex project is appropriate to this site.
Pdee-1, If you do decide to stop using this site, the DIY community will move on with your absence. For the record, the only time I have ever used this product was maybe a few times, I certainly have never bought K'nex or work for the K'nex company, but I do see there value.
LMAO @ the person who asked 'where are the instructions?' Seriously?? LOL
I like how you were able to make all the different devices and features flow into each other. All the stuff I've been able to make is very modular and boring, because that's usually all you can do with k'nex.
I think you would make a fortune if you sold this to k'nex and they gave you royalties and such. you should definitely try!