K'nex Semi-Circle Lift
Intro: K'nex Semi-Circle Lift
Now let's get on to the piece count!
STEP 1: Piece Count
Rods:
Green: 78
White: 54
Blue: 58
Yellow: 46
Red: 62
Grey: 35
Connectors:
Light grey 1-slot: 26
Grey 2-slot: 18
Orange 2-slot: 50
Red 3-slot: 26
Green 4-slot: 4
Yellow 5-slot: 68
Purple 3D 4-slot: 71
Blue 3D 7-slot: 19
White 8-slot: 6
Miscellaneous:
Black Y-clips: 8
Flexi-rods: 2
Blue spacers: 9
Grey spacers: 14
Red gears: 6
Motor: 1
Chain links: 91
Total: 752
Now that you have counted the pieces it's time to move on to the building!
STEP 2: Entrance Track
This structure supports the track where the ball enters the lift. Don't forget to follow image notes where they are needed!
1. part 1 of main frame
2. part 2 of main frame
3. entrance track
4. connecting part 2 and 3
5. connecting part 1 to part 4
6-7. part 3 of main frame
8. connecting it all together
9-10. the rest of the entrance track
11. connecting it to the main base
12. what you should have so far
13. holding track
14-16. connecting the holding track
17. gears
18. connect it the the rest
19-20. more holding track.
21. connect it ( do not connect teh yellow rods. They will be connected later on)
22. Overview of step 1
STEP 3: Lower Backbone Supports
1. lower frame part 1
2. beginning of the backbone
3. more backbone
4. connecting 2 and 3
5. connecting backbone to lower frame
6. another angle
7. lower frame part 2
8. connecting part 7 to 1-6
9. another view
10. middle frame part 1
11. middle frame part 2
12. connecting 9 and 10
13-14. connecting the middle frame to the lower frame
15-17. connecting step 3 to step 2
STEP 4: Middle Tower and Backbone
1. backbone
2. connect it to steps 2-3
3. middle tower
4. connecting the tower
STEP 5: Motor Hub and Exit Track
1. lower motor hub support
2. tension gear
3. connecting them together
4. Motor axle
5. exit track part 1
6. another view
7. exit track part 2
8. another view
9. connecting the exit track together
10. adding the motor axle
11. exit track support
12. adding exit track support to motor hub
13. another view
14. connecting the motor hub to the lower support
15. another view
STEP 6: Finishing the Semi-circle
1. side support part 1
2. backbone
3. connecting backbone to side support
4. another view
5. side support part 2
6. putting it all together
7. attaching step 6 to step 5
8. another view
9. connecting it all to the tower
10. coming along nicely! :-)
STEP 7: Adding the Chain
1. section 1. build 9 of these
2. section 2. Build 1 of these
3. all the sections you should have. 10 in total
4. Connect it all together!
5. close up of positioning of the chain on the upper gears
6. another view
7. close up of positioning of the chain on the tension gears
8. close up of positioning of the chain on the lower gears
STEP 8: You're Done!
heaps corny, I know but it sounds cool! :-D
Now go try it out and let me know how it goes! Always great to receive feedback!
Thanks for building!
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See you guys next time! It's been a pleasure teaching you!
41 Comments
KnexXHyperX 10 months ago
origamiwithnathan 6 years ago
thanks so much for creating these instructions, works great, now all I have to do is build the tracks!
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