Knex Ball Machine: Uprising

Intro: Knex Ball Machine: Uprising

Hey peeps!

I'm proud to present my most recent ball machine, UPRISING!!!

I'm very pleased with how this came out. IT contains 6 lifts and 7 paths with 2 new elements and took about 10 months to build (and then another 3 months to film and edit because of my laziness). Balls travel throughout the paths encountering elements such as loops, mazes, half-pipes, twisty track, ball arms and several other elements. 

The lifts include:
Small wheel lift
Small arm lift
Alternating Arm lift
Chainsaw lift
Single helix lift (varioation of Shadowman39's double helix lift)
Jigsaw lift


This machine was a total joy to build. My puppy is also a huge fan of the machine as it loves to run around following the balls as they roll around the contraption. Hope you guys enjoy it! :D

Comments

[Lightning Boy]

Cool! This thing is huge! How much knex do you even have??????

[Ethan1023]

What should prevent, shall we say, and uprising?

[KneXFAN200]

How many k'nex do you even have????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????/?? Nice Job I can't belive you've done this!!!!!

[KnEx FrEaK 1]

I was wondering if you could help me or give me a tip on this. I always get stuck on creating successful turns. it really frustrates me. I can create custom coasters like KnEx would premake but whenever I do this I get stuck and give up.

[FanPlastic]

do you have any of the actual turn pieces?

[KnEx FrEaK 1]

no...

[That_Jamie_S_Guy]

How the hell have I never seen you before in Instructables? Subbed and great ball machine :)

[KnEx FrEaK 1]

this is beautiful.

[www139]

wonderful K'nex ball machine! Are you going to continue building?

[lschraud]

How much free time do you have on your hands?

[lschraud]

Wow

[wihskas2]

i give you 1200$ for it

[atlaswalkedaway]

a masterpiece of its medium.

[jritz1]

Dude your talented!!! I could only build your electric eel!!! And THAT was hard!!!

[blockabloke]

Oh my ... That is so big!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sorunome]

Wut, why does this ball machine look so new to me O.O
Well, it is looking awesome anyways! :D

[dickheijboer]

I don't know of there is already a commend from me here but I like this ball machine very much. I like how you have match the classic colored parts with the not classic parts! Favorited....
(Sorry for the bad English)

[vishalapr]

There should be a Knex contest on instructables :D would be great to see awesome machines made from Knex!

[beagledudley]

Anyone Have An Instructable On Chain Rolling? I Need A Better Way Than What I've Been Doing!

[beagledudley]

Yeah! It Would Be An Awful Big Instructable. Do You Mind If I Steal Some Of Your Ideas? I Love All Of The Elements And Would Like To Put Some In My Machine:)