Grasshopper - a Knex Ball Machine

by phrasmotica in Living > LEGO & K'NEX

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Grasshopper - a Knex Ball Machine

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I used to make ball machines regularly between 2009-2012 but haven't really touched my Knex since then! This is my first build in a long time, and I'm very chuffed with how it turned out.

Supplies

Piece count to be confirmed!

Video

A video of the machine is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-1YwqTP0sQ

And you can visit my website for the "director's cut": https://julianssecretdomain.com/knex-machines.html

Miscellaneous Images

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Path Separator Images

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Some close-up images of the four-way path separator at the top of the machine.

Adapted from Bezempje95's Infinite Switch, which can be seen here: https://www.instructables.com/The-official-guide-to-knex-ball-machine-path-separ/