The Official Guide to Knex Ball Machine Lifts

Ever since Wipe Out, people have been interested in building new lifts for ball machines, so I made this guide!

This will have all of the lifts I've built and other people have built. I will always be updating it as long as I and other people keep on building new lifts. If you want to add your lift(s), just tell me, and I'll add it for you. Please make sure to include a few good pictures of it. This doesn't include screenshots of a video! This guide is technically the official guide to lifts that have pictures, and I would like those pictures to be good quality (not blurry, fuzzy, dark, etc.)

Please tell me if you have any suggestions or feedback for this guide.

Enjoy!

Step 1: Chain Lift

This lift has been around since ball machines began because of the Big Ball Factory. It's an easy lift to build, and doesn't require much pieces. You just don't want the chain too loose or too tight. Adjusting the chain is simple; just add another set of gears somewhere on the back of the tower. Refer to the third picture for an example of that.


If you're wondering what Disco Track is, it's my younger brother's ball machine (he's also a Knexer, his name on 'Ibles is Megatron56).

Comments

[mathsboy314]

New lift: 'Puzzle' Lift
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWM4y_ZFirU
Instructions: http://www.instructables.com/id/Knex-ball-lift/

[Shadowman39]

Funny, Tornado96 came up with a lift like that also. :-P When he posts his, I'll add them to a new step.

[joezim007]

Instructions and video aren't available anymore for 59 :(

[Shadowman39]

Yeah, he deleted his videos and instructions. :-(

[joezim007]

How about the Small Wheel Lift http://www.instructables.com/id/Small-Wheel-Lift/

[Shadowman39]

This lift is already in Step 33. :-)

[mathsboy314]

Didn't you make a shifting arm lift recently?

[Shadowman39]

Yes, I just haven't added it here yet. :-P I'm too lazy right now, it's getting late. Maybe tomorrow. :-)

[Shadowman39]

Added, in Step 24.

[mathsboy314]

New lift! (Not mine)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNhR2fK8TgI

[sandroknexmaster]

15000th viewer! :)

[Shadowman39]

Haha, nice :-P

[mathsboy314]

New lift
Name:          Slider lift
Video:          http://youtu.be/LB3ykR_vr-I
Instructable: http://www.instructables.com/id/Knex-Slider-ball-lift/

[Shadowman39]

Added. :-)

[KneXtreme]

New Lift. http://www.instructables.com/id/Connected-Arm-Lift-a-new-knex-ball-machine-lift/

[Shadowman39]

Added, nice avatar by the way. :-)

[KneXtreme]

Thanks :>)

[sandroknexmaster]

Thanks for adding!

[sandroknexmaster]

You win a cookie! XP

[KneXtreme]

Yum! Thanks!

[mathsboy314]

I've got a few Ideas for a ball lift:

1. Slingshot: A rubber band gets stretched back with the ball on it. Then it releases and sends the ball shooting up a track.

2. Cradle: A rollercoaster gets pulled up one side of a "U" shaped rollercoaster track, gets released, and hits the ball on the bottom up the other side.

Just putting the idea out there for you(s) to experiment with. First person to make one gets a cookie...
... from sandroknexmaster

[sandroknexmaster]

Haha! I have a lot of cookies so just start building guys! XD

[jameshond]

i have made a launcher to looks like this

[Shadowman39]

Cool! You're one of the only ones to build a launcher like this. :-P

[jameshond]

thanks here is an photo

[Shadowman39]

Nice, have you tried adding rubber bands to the wheels?

[jameshond]

thanks yes it is tape for more power

[martijnb95]

1000th comment!! :)

[sandroknexmaster]

Congrats! :D

Niemand heeft u daar mee gefeliciteerd dus ik doe het maar :)

[Shadowman39]

That comment is a year old. :-P

[sandroknexmaster]

Yeah I know but he's already 1 year depressive cause you didn't say "thanks"
So I did it in your place :D

[Shadowman39]

Haha

[KneXtreme]

New lift http://www.instructables.com/id/Counter-Parallel-Arm-Lift-a-new-knex-ball-machine/

[Shadowman39]

Added. :-)

[sandroknexmaster]

Thanks! :)

[Sorunome]

damit, i just came here to point that out XD

[KneXtreme]

he,he

[sandroknexmaster]

Hey I'm popular! Already two people asked to add my lift :)

[Sorunome]

lol, get used to it ^^

[sandroknexmaster]

Let's do a contest between you and KneXtreme: Coming soon I'll post the second new lift of Euphoria. The one who asks first in a comment to add my new lift wins! :)