Introduction: Knex BallBuster Ball Machine Instructions
This is my final ball machine for the rest of the year since I have to go back to college. I wanted to end my ball machine spree with something huge and this is what came out, a 6' 10" high tower with five paths and a new element made by me. That element is on path one. This project took a lot of my knex to the point where I ran out of green rids!, I had to start using the black ones. Anyway, I hope you enjoy building this beast. This ball machine has the most pieces out of all of my ible's, 8,600!
Step 1: Piece Count
RODS:
grey: 17
red:279
yellow: 765
blue: 1416
white: 577
green: 1320
CONNECTORS:
white: 203
blue 3d: 286
purple 3d: 723
yellow: 692
green: 68
red: 495
orange:263
light-grey: 13
dark-grey:334
SPECIAL:
gold track connector: 326
gold track rod(length of red rod): 14
silver spacer: 227
blue spacer: 179
tan-clip: 28
blue-clip: 17
Y-clip: 87
ball-socket connector: 2
black rod: 5
tan rod: 2
purple flexi rod: 26
orange flexi rod: 14
chain links: 170
track spice: 9
red gear: 15
yellow gear:1
Large yellow gear: 1
blue gear: 5
large tire: 1
medium tire: 2
medium tire no tread: 5
medium tire tread: 2
small tire: 7
large new tire: 3
motor: 1
Balls: 5-10
GRAND TOTAL:8600
grey: 17
red:279
yellow: 765
blue: 1416
white: 577
green: 1320
CONNECTORS:
white: 203
blue 3d: 286
purple 3d: 723
yellow: 692
green: 68
red: 495
orange:263
light-grey: 13
dark-grey:334
SPECIAL:
gold track connector: 326
gold track rod(length of red rod): 14
silver spacer: 227
blue spacer: 179
tan-clip: 28
blue-clip: 17
Y-clip: 87
ball-socket connector: 2
black rod: 5
tan rod: 2
purple flexi rod: 26
orange flexi rod: 14
chain links: 170
track spice: 9
red gear: 15
yellow gear:1
Large yellow gear: 1
blue gear: 5
large tire: 1
medium tire: 2
medium tire no tread: 5
medium tire tread: 2
small tire: 7
large new tire: 3
motor: 1
Balls: 5-10
GRAND TOTAL:8600
Step 2: The Base
Where all ball machines start from.
Step 3: White Floor, Return Track, Lift Wheel and Motor
Why do I like wheel lifts? I have no idea!
Step 4: Main Support and Lift
The tallest section on the machine.
Step 5: Other Supports
They're important aren't they?
Step 6: Path Selectors
There are four of them to make five paths.
Step 7: Path 1
This path contains my new hopper car element. This also uses Sandroknexmaster's leap-frog element. This step also has exactly 100 pictures!
Step 8: Path 2
I like to call this path " the fast track to success" since it is a roller coaster path.
Step 9: Path 3
A very erratic path.
Step 10: Path 4
A nice slow path around the front support tower followed by thirteen ball alternators.
Step 11: Path 5
This path was hard to design in terms of space. I had to make it hop over a section of path 4 and weave around path three and two.
Step 12: Modifications
These are some mods I made while I was recording the machine.