Knex Ball Machine Flashback Elements

by martijnb95

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Intro: Knex Ball Machine Flashback Elements

hi this is an instructable for how to build some cool elementsfrom flashback.
i hope it's clear enough!
sorry for bad english, i'm from holland.

STEP 1: Flipper

this is another design, but it works as good as trainman's one.
it's not invented by me, but by kagekumo, but i never saw an instructable of it.

STEP 2: Corkscrew

it was hard to make this corkscrew work, but i did it!
it might be hard to make it work. just modify it a little.
make sure that you drop start is three red rods above the begin.

STEP 3: Simple Stairs

i made stairs!
not hard, good working

STEP 4: Super Path

well, it needs lots of orange connectors, but it works really good and it can be bended in all directions and it sounds nice.
this is a solution for when you don't know how to connect awsome elements.

STEP 5: Ferris Wheel

this is a good working ferris wheel.

STEP 6: Horizontal Ball Arm

i made this from the pieces i had left

STEP 7: Vertical Ball Arm


STEP 8: Clickers

ball rolls down and it makes a nice sound.

STEP 9: Gap Element

the ball rolls and falls and rolls again........

STEP 10: Rolling on Rods

i know it is a hard element, so make sure you support it very good.

STEP 11: Obstacle Path

this works best when you don't make it too steep.

STEP 12: Moving Steps

took me ten minutes to create

STEP 13: Flipping Ball Arm

takes less knex and looks good

STEP 14: Maze

the ball chooses the way it goes.
you can make it wider or higher and it can be used diagonally
not my idea

STEP 15: Path Slower

use this for slowing a ball on orange slide.

STEP 16: Basket

used for flying balls

STEP 17: Chair Looking Ball Holder P1


STEP 18: Chair Looking Ball Holder P2

STEP 19: End

succes on your own ball tower!

22 Comments

KnexXHyperX 3 years ago

I watched the video for the flashback and it looks awesome. Of course I will post so me pictures of my ball machine plus the elements thks

www139 9 years ago

in step 6 does the motor need batteries?

PossiblyaDinosaur 10 years ago

Lol I made the super path just from looking at obligation and flashback on utube

poncho531 12 years ago

Nope! You only need 24 of the 3rd pic.

Shadowman39 12 years ago

Great ball machine and elements! My favorites are the corkscrew and chair ball holder. :-)

martijnb95 12 years ago

Thanks, i ' m gonna post the rolling arm lift too.
Can you add it to your guide when it is finished?

Tornado96 12 years ago

you still have to add my lifts to the guide...

martijnb95 12 years ago

Yes the rolling arm lift will come, but it's something later because i was very busy with school. I already made pictures of it.
I'll post it in another ible.

Tornado96 12 years ago

uh what? I was talknig to Shadow... :-P

Tornado96 12 years ago

Just take them from the ible :-P

~KGB~ 12 years ago

corkscrew is epik.

Sorunome 12 years ago

cool! I love it! :)
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