Knex Simple Modified Stepper Lift

This is a simple version of 39shadowman's Modified Stepper Lift orginally built by Thibaultisthebest. This one is a remake of speedydog550's stepper and has instructions. Wow! What a surprise! This lift is based on the original stepper lift that was in a Knex set, except it doesn't use as much friction when the carts have to slide on rods. Instead, the carts are on small towers that are attached to axles.

HERE'S the lift IN ACTION:

Step 1: The Base

Gathered your pieces for building with the newer black/white balls? Good, let's start out with something simple. Building the bottom of the whole structure. You NEED to look at all the pictures in every step even this one to be sure of everything. Right?

Comments

[roelmarco]

The transmission from the motor to the shaft kept hitting the shaft, but I fixed it. Wanted to upload a pic but my copmuter wouldn't let me :(

[Speedydog550]

mine worked with older balls, i dont see why this wouldnt, maybe you will have to modify the ball loader, and possibly (but i dont think so) the exit track.

[KneXtreme]

Nice lift. But it seems like that big wheel thing at the bottom might get in the way when you use the lift in a ball machine. Also, it seems quite jerky.

[collinjo12]

Thanks. But no, because as you see in my video, the small light green rods on the second ball claw can push back the dispenser if it accidentally stays tipped forward.

[KneXtreme]

No, I mean the way the wheel thing sticks out might get in the way. I meant the small towers themselves are quite jerky.

[collinjo12]

Well that's how I saw it in speedydog550's Iron. Works fine.
P.S where do you live

[Speedydog550]

Yeah when I first built it I tried making it smaller but because of all the pieces on the front of the tipper thing the back needed to be quite heavy so it falls back down therefore it sticks out quite a bit but it was still fine when i finished the ball machine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twRv9wLpghA&feature=plcp

[collinjo12]

THANKS!!

[Speedydog550]

no problem, and by the way well done on re-creating my design with only the tiny footage in my video, really nice result

[KneXtreme]

Okay. I don't want to give out specifics over the internet, but let's just say I'm moving to Texas in about a week.

[Sorunome]

Nice version of the lift!
It uses a lot less pieces, lol

[collinjo12]

Thanks, and I mentioned that I didn't come up with this idea.

[Sorunome]

meh, seems like i'm to tired to post, i meant that it is a nice piece-let version of shadowmans lift
(sorry, after midnight here, lol)

[Speedydog550]

thanks, i tried to make it as least piece consuming as possible

[KGuy]

Wow! Nice Job!