Jump Lift, a Knex Ball Machine Lift

by sandroknexmaster

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Intro: Jump Lift, a Knex Ball Machine Lift

Hello knexers!

This is the last of 4 new lifts all first seen in my knex ball machine Paradox.
It's a small lift that was used to lift the balls from the low white floor to the high white floor, but you can use it like you want.

You can make this lift stronger by adding more than 1 rubber band, and it also depends on wich rubber band you're using.
That's the reason why I didn't make an exit for this lift: The height and distance of the balls will be different for everyone.

If you build this lift, read every image note! It will help you a lot!
If you have any problems or questions, feel free to comment or PM me.

I hope you like it and have fun with building!

~Sandroknexmaster~

video:

STEP 1: Piece Count

If you want you can count the pieces before you start building.
Here is a list with all pieces included in this lift, named by their original color:

RODS:

Green: 24
White: 7
Blue: 25
Yellow: 8
Red: 2

Total rods: 66

CONNECTORS:

Dark-grey: 2
Light-grey: 3
Orange: 6
Red: 4
Green: 1
Yellow: 7
White: 2
Purple: 28
Blue: 4

Total connectors: 57

OTHER:

Blue spacer: 7
Silver spacer: 9
Tan clip: 9
Y-clip: 4
Small blue gear: 2
Medium red gear: 2
Motor: 1
Rubber band: 1 (or more)

Total other: 35


Grand Total: 158

STEP 2: Frame

This is the base structure for the lift.

STEP 3: Motor Section

This part contains the motor and most of the gears.

STEP 4: Entrance

The Entrance. The balls will wait on this track before they will jump in the air.

STEP 5: Shooter

This little arm will launch the balls in the air.

STEP 6: Axle

This is the Axle. At the end, we will also add the rubber band(s).

STEP 7: Finished!

Yay! You just finished building your own Jump Lift!
Always slide the switch of the motor to the left.

You can always send me a picture when you've built this lift so I can add it to this step.

Thanks for watching / building!

~Sandroknexmaster~

43 Comments

KnexXHyperX 11 months ago

Hi Sandro so there's a lift I was thinking of building that has a similar mechanism to this one but the basic idea of it is to launch balls as high as 7-9 red rods high. Judging from the height of the tower shown on the current tower. All I want to know is what your thoughts are on this ball machine. Thanks! - K'nex pro 7575 P.S ( don't forget your opinion on the idea of the lifts. ;)

20P7329 1 year ago

where can I find these parts?

abdullah20221ww 2 years ago

well i did not have much tan clips to build it but i have all the other peices thanks for the build

Knexler 3 years ago

I built it added some rubber bands and also made the frame longer so it launches the ball further. But with the K,nex ball it did not go much further but with a ping pong ball it goes forward more then up.

AydenM1 6 years ago

What is a Y-clip

Knex Studios 5 years ago

it is a black clip thingy that looks like this:

KneXFAN200 6 years ago

MADE IT! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you! I might post a picture later...

Knex2thelimit 9 years ago

I really like this lift! So small and piece efficient! Here are the pictures that you asked for on my instructable. The first picture is of the lift itself, and the second picture is where the balls are thrown to. It's the white floor that's in the picture. The lift is in my ball machine called legacy, which is the one I said was coming soon. :P

Knex2thelimit 9 years ago

Thank you! Thanks for adding the pictures. :)

MechanicalCreationMaster 10 years ago

I love this lift! It has probably the lowest piece count of any lift (disregarding chain lift), is most compact, and has the simplest yet most amusing function. How could any ball machine builder resist? ;-D
P.S.: You can tell I like it, right? :-)

sandroknexmaster 10 years ago

Thanks! And how could any ball machine builder resist it? No one can!!! :P

MechanicalCreationMaster 10 years ago

Haha! :-D (It is a cute little lift, as far as ball machine lifts go in the "cute" category.)
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