K'nex Echo Ball Machine Instructions

by knexpert#10829476

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Intro: K'nex Echo Ball Machine Instructions

Hello everyone, I hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving. I have recently made a new ball machine, Echo. This ball machine features new elements that I will point out in the ible. It has four paths and is piece friendly for some. This instructable is still in the beta stages and will be fully completed sometime next week. For now though, please enjoy my newest ball machine. A video will be posted soon as well.

STEP 1: Piece Count Coming Soon!

STEP 2: Base

Building the base and Motor section.

STEP 3: Return Track

A little step!

STEP 4: White Floor

Whoever invented the White Floor is a genius!

STEP 5: Support Structures

A long step.

STEP 6: Path Selecters

STEP 7: Path 1 - One-Sided Clickers

This path contains one of the new elements.

STEP 8: Path 2 - Supernova Throwback

This path contains an element from Supernova and another way to make the red ball dropper.

STEP 9: Path 3 - Jungle Bridge

An average path.

STEP 10: Path 4 - Ball Arm Path Element

This path contains the best element on the machine. It is really hard to describe but watch the video when it comes out.

19 Comments

DarkOwlProductions 10 years ago

Yes, this is amazingly hardcore; and it is even cooler that it has instructions. :3 Here, have a picture that reflects the level of awesomeness this has. Actually, take two, as it isn't letting me remove the second one I put on accident.

Tyger 10 months ago

Here are some additions that we added. It's on the top to get the ball started.

knexnutter 3 years ago

Lots of people do no piece count!!!!!

Mawdawp 3 years ago

Hi Everyone
I recently built this and have done a piece count. i have not disassembled the machine yet, the piece count was done as i was building it so i may have missed or double counted a few pieces so each count should be treated with an error margin of 10.

Note: This count does not include the scoops for the chain lift!

Rods:
Green 746
White 391
Blue 684
Yellow 384
Red 165
Grey 36
Tan 1
Gold 9
Black 4
Flexi 86mm (Normally Yellow) 6
Flexi 190mm (Normally Grey) 7

Connectors:
2 Way Straight Orange 137
2 Way Light Grey 14
3 Way Red 200
4 Way Green 24
5 Way Yellow 348
8 Way White 160
5 Way Gold Track 142
4 Way 3D 442
7 Way 3D 297

Clips:
Clip With Hole End 186
Tan Clips 31
Blue Clips 13
Y-Clips 62
Track Splice Clips 2

Gears:
Small Blue 1
Med Red 16
Large Yellow 2

Wheels:
Small Hub 1 (Note, because of weight, i had to use a newer, lighter one to get the element to work)
Wide Med Hub 1
Med Tire: 2

Panels:
Mini Tri 2
3 Hole Tri 4
15 Hole Tri 4
9 Hole Square 3

Extras:
Blue Spacer 65
Silver Spacer 104
33mm Chain Links 133
Thin Gold Track 8 Pieces
Green Motor 1

Total: 4,838

RyanN60 6 years ago

hi I love your machines and I am making this one, it's my fourth one of your ball machines(kinda) but there seems to be some big mistake in step 5 in the first pic of that gigantic triangle where the pic is sorta reversed I am just stupid or is that actually a mistake

knexpert#10829476 9 years ago

I'm back. Sorry, no go on the video, files were deleted by accident but besides the newest machine I posted, the one after that will have a piece count and video:D

Gargamel-Knex 9 years ago

Yeay!
Is it for the knex contest?
my ballmachine is not on time done for the contest.

knex akbar 10 years ago

when is the vid coming? great ball machine btw

dr. richtofen 10 years ago

Looks awesome, and cool that a ball machine this size has instructions!

hunter999 10 years ago

Wow! Thats amazing! I really like the white floor! :-)

Sorunome 10 years ago

Ui, another ball machine!

Looking awesome, great job :)