Introduction: A Slot Machine Made From 34600pcs 5mm Magnetic Balls

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A slot machine is a coin-operated casino gambling machine that generates random combinations of symbols on a dial. Its layout is a display with three reels that have pictures printed on them which rotate when a lever is pulled. When same numbers or pictures line up, this constitutes a win!

In this post, I show you how to build a slot machine from 34600pcs 5mm magnetic balls.

Supplies

840 pieces 5mm white magnetic balls
964 pieces 5mm brown magnetic balls
1000 pieces 5mm light blue magnetic balls
1832 pieces 5mm nickel magnetic balls
1918 pieces 5mm light black magnetic balls
1935 pieces 5mm blue-ish green-ish magnetic balls
2070 pieces 5mm silver magnetic balls
2905 pieces 5mm black magnetic balls
2917 pieces 5mm green magnetic balls
2958 pieces 5mm red magnetic balls
2961 pieces 5mm pink magnetic balls
3014 pieces 5mm gold magnetic balls
3039 pieces 5mm blue magnetic balls
3120 pieces 5mm purple magnetic balls
3127 pieces 5mm orange magnetic balls

Step 1: Make a Sheet of 6 X 36 Balls.

Step 2: Count 6 and Fold It Over. Keep Folding Until You Have a Cube of 6 X 6 X 6 Balls.

Step 3: Cut 2 Rows of 6 X 6 Balls. a Cube of 6 X 6 X 6 Balls Would Make 3 Pieces of Double Rows of 6 X 6 Balls.

Step 4: Cut 2 Rows of 6 X 6 Balls.

Step 5: Cut Half of Double Rows of 6 X 6 Balls to Make a Double Rows of 3 X 12 Balls.

Step 6: We Have 32 Double Rows of 6 X 6 Balls and 4 Double Rows of 3 X 12 Balls.

Step 7: Push Them Together.

Step 8: Now We Have a Sheet of Double Rows of 27 X 48 Balls.

Step 9: Count 15 and Remove 15th Ball From the Left to 15th Ball From the Right. Keep Removing the Balls Until You Reach the 7th Layer.

Step 10: Fill the Space in Each Layer With a Chain of 20 Light Black Balls.

Step 11: Place a Cube of 6 X 6 X 6 Balls. Keep Placing the Cubes Until You Reach the End of the Sheet.

Step 12: Place 2 of 6 X 6 X 6 Cubes and 1 of 6 X 3 X 6 Rectangle on Both Ends.

Step 13: Turn to the Other Side and Place 8 of 6 X 6 X 6 Cubes.

Step 14: Place 8 of 6 X 6 X 6 Cubes.

Step 15: Place 4 Rectangles of 3 X 12 X 6 Balls.

Step 16: Turn to the Front.

Step 17: Remove 1 Layer From the Front.

Step 18: Remove 1 Innermost Layer From the Left Side.

Step 19: Remove 1 Innermost Layer From the Right Side.

Step 20: Make a Sheet With 5 X 6 Balls.

Step 21: Fold a Sheet of 5 X 6 Balls to the Rectangle on the Right.

Step 22: Make a Sheet With 5 X 6 Balls.

Step 23: Fold a Sheet of 5 X 6 Balls to the Rectangle on the Left.

Step 24: Place a Double Rows of 48 Light Black Balls and 6 Double Rows of 15 Light Black Balls.

Step 25: Turn to the Right and Remove One Layer.

Step 26: Place 4 Double Rows of 27 Light Black Balls.

Step 27: Turn to the Left and Remove One Layer.

Step 28: Place 4 Double Rows of 27 Light Black Balls.

Step 29: Turn to the Back and Remove One Layer.

Step 30: Place 4 Double Rows of 48 Light Black Balls.

Step 31: Turn to the Front.

Step 32: Place 8 Cubes of 6 X 6 X 6 Balls.

Step 33: Place 8 Cubes of 6 X 6 X 6 Balls.

Step 34: Place 8 Cubes of 6 X 6 X 6 Balls.

Step 35: Place 8 Cubes of 6 X 6 X 6 Balls.

Step 36: Place 16 Double Rows of 6 X 6 Balls.

Step 37: Remove One Layer From the Top.

Step 38: Place 6 Double Rows of 48 Gold Balls on the Top Layer.

Step 39: Remove 1 Front Layer From 9th - 22nd Row.

Step 40: Place 7 Double Rows of 48 Gold Balls.

Step 41: Turn to the Right and Remove One Layer From 9th - 22nd Row.

Step 42: Place 7 Double Rows of 12 Gold Balls.

Step 43: Turn to the Left and Remove One Layer From 9th - 22nd Row.

Step 44: Place 7 Double Rows of 12 Gold Balls.

Step 45: Turn to the Front and Place 2 Rectangles of 6 X 3 X 6 Black Balls and 1 Rectangle of 6 X 3 X 4 Black Balls. Keep Placing the Black Ball Rectangles Until You Have 4 Columns.

Step 46: Placing the Black Ball Rectangles on Second Column.

Step 47: Placing the Black Ball Rectangles on Third Column.

Step 48: Placing the Black Ball Rectangles on Fourth Column.

Step 49: Make a Chain With 34 Silver Balls.

Step 50: Connect a 34-ball Chain to Make a Circle and Push the Chain to Make a Double Rows of 17 Balls.

Step 51: Count 2 and Twist the Double Rows Chain. Keep Twisting Until You Have Double Rows of 2 Balls on the Right.

Step 52: Make a Chain With 34 Silver Balls.

Step 53: Connect a 34-ball Chain to Make a Circle and Push the Chain to Make a Double Rows of 17 Balls.

Step 54: Now We Have a Twisted Chain and a Double Rows of 17 Balls.

Step 55: Connect Them Together to Make a Curve.

Step 56: We Have 6 Curves of Silver Balls.

Step 57: Connect Them Together.

Step 58: Make a Chain With 30 Silver Balls.

Step 59: Place 1 Ball in Each Hole of the Silver Ball Curve.

Step 60: Make a Chain With 24 Red Balls.

Step 61: Use the Red Ball Chain to Attach the Silver Balls and Remove Them. Replace the Space With the Red Balls. Keep Removing and Replacing Until You Have Red Number 7.

Step 62: We Need 3 Curves of Number 7.

Step 63: Place 3 Curves of Number 7 Between Each Black Ball Column.

Step 64: Place Number 7 Curve Between Column 1 and 2.

Step 65: Place Cards Between Column 2 and 3.

Step 66: Place Number 7 Curve Between Column 2 and 3.

Step 67: Place Cards Between Column 3 and 4.

Step 68: Place Number 7 Curve Between Column 3 and 4.

Step 69: Remove Gold Balls in the Front Layer and Replace With Blue Balls to Make a Word "WIN!".

Step 70: Turn to the Right and Place 4 Rectangles of 3 X 6 X 6 Balls and 2 Rectangles of 3 X 6 X 2 Balls.

Step 71: Turn to the Left and Place 4 Rectangles of 3 X 6 X 6 Balls and 2 Rectangles of 3 X 6 X 2 Balls.

Step 72: Turn to the Back and Place 8 Rectangles of 3 X 12 X 6 Balls and 4 Rectangles of 3 X 12 X 2 Balls.

Step 73: Turn to the Right and Remove One Layer on the Rectangles We Just Placed.

Step 74: Place 7 Double Rows of 15 Gold Balls.

Step 75: Turn to the Left and Remove One Layer on the Rectangles We Just Placed.

Step 76: Place 7 Double Rows of 15 Gold Balls.

Step 77: Turn to the Back and Remove One Layer on the Rectangles We Just Placed.

Step 78: Place 4 Double Rows of 48 Gold Balls and 1 Chain of 48 Gold Balls.

Step 79: Place 2 Double Rows of 48 Orange Balls and 1 Chain of 48 Orange Balls.

Step 80: Turn to the Right. Place 4 Rectangles of 3 X 6 X 6 Balls and 2 Rectangles of 3 X 6 X 4 Balls.

Step 81: Turn to the Left. Place 4 Rectangles of 3 X 6 X 6 Balls and 2 Rectangles of 3 X 6 X 4 Balls.

Step 82: Turn to the Back. Place 8 Rectangles of 3 X 12 X 6 Balls and 4 Rectangles of 3 X 12 X 4 Balls.

Step 83: Turn to the Right and Remove One Layer on the Rectangles We Just Placed.

Step 84: Remove the Balls to Make a 3 X 5 X 5 Balls Hole.

Step 85: Fill the Layer With the Black Balls.

Step 86: Turn to the Left and Remove One Layer on the Rectangles We Just Placed.

Step 87: Place 8 Double Rows of 15 Black Balls.

Step 88: Turn to the Back and Remove One Layer on the Rectangles We Just Placed.

Step 89: Place 8 Double Rows of 48 Black Balls.

Step 90: Turn to the Front. Place 8 Rectangles of 6 X 6 X 2, 4 Rectangles of 3 X 12 X 6 and 4 Rectangles of 3 X 12 X 4.

Step 91: Remove Green Balls on the Front Layer and Replace With Silver Balls to Make a Word "SLOT". Make a Hole for the Coin With Silver Balls Around It. Finally Make an Arrow to the Coin Accepter With Silver Balls.

Step 92: Turn to the Right. Place 2 Rectangles of 3 X 6 X 2 Balls, a Rectangle of 3 X 9 X 6 Balls, a Rectangle of 3 X 6 X 6 Balls, a Rectangle of 3 X 9 X 4 Balls and a Rectangle of 3 X 6 X 4 Balls.

Step 93: Turn to the Left. Place 2 Rectangles of 3 X 6 X 2 Balls, a Rectangle of 3 X 9 X 6 Balls, a Rectangle of 3 X 6 X 6 Balls, a Rectangle of 3 X 9 X 4 Balls and a Rectangle of 3 X 6 X 4 Balls.

Step 94: Turn to the Back. Place 8 Rectangles of 3 X 12 X 6 Balls.

Step 95: On the Top of the Slot Machine. Place 24 Squares of 6 X 6 X 2 Balls and 4 Rectangles of 3 X 12 X 2 Balls.

Step 96: Make a Ring With 5 Blue-ish Green-ish Balls.

Step 97: Make a Stack of 5-ball Ring With 15 Layers Height.

Step 98: Make a Ring With 11 Balls Around the 5-ball Ring Stack.

Step 99: Make a Layer on the Outside.

Step 100: Connect the Blue Ball Chain to Make a Ring With 17 Balls.

Step 101: Make an Outside Layer With 5 Layers Height.

Step 102: Connect the Blue Ball Chain to Make a Ring With 23 Balls.

Step 103: Make an Outside Layer With 5 Layers Height.

Step 104: Connect the Blue Ball Chain to Make a Ring With 29 Balls.

Step 105: Make One More Outside Layer With 5 Layers Height.

Step 106: Push the Blue-ish Green-ish Stack Inside.

Step 107: Place the Blue-ish Green-ish Stack Inside the Hole on the Right.

Step 108: Make a Ring With 5 Blue-ish Green-ish Balls.

Step 109: Make a Stack of 5-ball Ring With 24 Layers Height.

Step 110: Make a Ring With 11 Balls Around the 5-ball Ring Stack.

Step 111: Make a Layer on the Outside.

Step 112: Connect the Blue Ball Chain to Make a Ring With 17 Balls.

Step 113: Make One More Layer Outside With 6 Layers Height.

Step 114: Connect the Stack We Just Made With the Blue Circle to Make a Lever.

Step 115: Make a Chain With 25 Balls.

Step 116: Make a Sheet of 5 X 5 Balls to Make a Button.

Step 117: We Need 3 Buttons.

Step 118: Place the Buttons on Top of the Gold Layer.

Step 119: Here Is the Complete Slot Machine Made From 34600pcs 5mm Magnetic Balls.