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Title: [video] Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on June 16, 2013, 01:35:40 pm
Apocalypse
This is yet another knex ball machine!
To view pics please visit http://www.sorunome.de/knex/ballmachines/apocalypse/
Spoiler For old:
Hey, I'm working on a new ball machine but a need a new name for it (thus so few activity since i came to germany, lol)

more info: http://www.sorunome.de/knex/ballmachines/apocalypse/
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Keoni29 on June 16, 2013, 01:36:51 pm
The ball crusher

(it had to be said)
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: ElementCoder on June 16, 2013, 01:39:38 pm
How about the Ballotastic 9001
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Streetwalrus on June 16, 2013, 03:12:34 pm
^That. :P
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 16, 2013, 03:13:03 pm
Nah, I didn't really like either that much
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Streetwalrus on June 16, 2013, 03:15:40 pm
So what about My Little Ball Machine : Rolling is Bouncy ?/me runs
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Keoni29 on June 16, 2013, 03:16:22 pm
Gumball vendor.
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: turiqwalrus on June 16, 2013, 03:20:02 pm
Considering that most of his previous machines don't really reference Knex, I'd suggest something more subtle.

How about Allegro?/me doesn't know what he's talking about. Just disregard anything coming out of his mouth... err keyboard :I
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: aeTIos on June 16, 2013, 06:25:08 pm
Stingray.
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: epic7 on June 16, 2013, 06:25:47 pm
What will this machine be like?
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 16, 2013, 06:26:24 pm
What will this machine be like?
awesome.
idk yet
lol
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: epic7 on June 16, 2013, 06:28:44 pm
I guess i'll just make up completely random nonsense.


Fuego!
(fire in spanish)
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: pimathbrainiac on June 16, 2013, 08:45:06 pm
How about naming it Computer and making a Turing machine?
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Streetwalrus on June 17, 2013, 05:13:46 am
Pimath, it wouldn't be a ball machine anymore.
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 17, 2013, 05:26:17 am
I already thought of making a knex comp at some point but not now, sorry :P
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 17, 2013, 11:29:37 am
Here is are a few teaser pics for you guys:

EDIT: scaled
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: pimathbrainiac on June 17, 2013, 12:17:19 pm
O.O

cheese

edit: 737 posts!!! Palindrome!!!
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 17, 2013, 12:23:20 pm
why cheeze? btw, i'm still looking for a name :)
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: pimathbrainiac on June 17, 2013, 12:25:23 pm
The name should be Cheese: the Cheddar
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Streetwalrus on June 17, 2013, 12:25:37 pm
btw, i'm still looking for a name :)
Why not, hmmm lemme think... Cheezy Bally ?  :P *Pinkie Pie voice*/me runs
Edit :  :ninja:
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: pimathbrainiac on June 17, 2013, 12:51:00 pm
It just occurred to me that this entire page is made up of Pony avatars

CHEESE PONY
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 17, 2013, 12:51:49 pm
That's coz ponies are awesome :3
Somehow i still didn't find any of those names too appealing...... :(
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: pimathbrainiac on June 17, 2013, 12:52:45 pm
How about:

Derpy Cheese
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Streetwalrus on June 17, 2013, 12:54:36 pm
BTW I wonder if there are vids of Catastropha 'coz pics do look quite impressive. O.O

And what about MuffinBall ?
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: pimathbrainiac on June 17, 2013, 12:55:26 pm
What about CheeseMuffinBall?

edit: yes there is:
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 17, 2013, 12:58:53 pm
erm, just scroll down on my website >.<

if that one is blocked to you there is also without sound:
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Streetwalrus on June 17, 2013, 01:00:55 pm
Oh sorry I was too lazy to look but thanks. :P
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 17, 2013, 01:02:12 pm
ha, your welcome, hope you'll like it, and if you wanne post a comment, we also have a topic about that one on omni here: http://ourl.ca/14918
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: pimathbrainiac on June 17, 2013, 01:04:48 pm
How about: EpicPimathSoruStreet7 Cheese?
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 17, 2013, 01:07:20 pm
nah, they all don't sound good to me, sorry, my previous names were always things that ment in some language (so far only latin) something negative - catastropha, dystopia......
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: pimathbrainiac on June 17, 2013, 01:10:29 pm
Apocalyptica?
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 17, 2013, 01:12:49 pm
Ah, names in that direction already sound a lot better to me, more ideas please! :D
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: pimathbrainiac on June 17, 2013, 01:14:53 pm
Please call it Apocalyptica or Apocalypse so you can put my music (called Apocalypse) in the background

/me runs
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 17, 2013, 01:16:05 pm
Ha, I use the background soundtrack by length >.>
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Streetwalrus on June 17, 2013, 01:47:31 pm
The Cyclone ?
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: epic7 on June 17, 2013, 05:29:51 pm
I got it:
Maelstrom.
(means like a powerful storm or vortex)
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: pimathbrainiac on June 17, 2013, 06:35:19 pm
I got it:
Maelstrom.
(means like a powerful storm or vortex)

Isn't that German, though, and therefore not foreign to Sorunome?
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 17, 2013, 06:37:09 pm
I got it:
Maelstrom.
(means like a powerful storm or vortex)

Isn't that German, though, and therefore not foreign to Sorunome?
it is dutch and therefor not foreign enough as dutch sounds as if someone can't speack german :P

EDIT: So far I like Apocalyptica best :)
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 17, 2013, 09:48:18 pm
Here is are a few teaser pics for you guys:

EDIT: scaled
Looks nice, do you plan to make a video soon or is it still a long way off?
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 18, 2013, 03:20:42 am
Here is are a few teaser pics for you guys:

EDIT: scaled
Looks nice, do you plan to make a video soon or is it still a long way off?
I plan to make a vid as soon as this lift is done but that is still some way off...... ^^
But so far it's looking promising that the lift will work, it'll be slow but it'll work :D
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: tr1p1ea on June 18, 2013, 05:15:34 am
Omniball?
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 22, 2013, 08:22:23 pm
The sucking moment when you realize you've been working for houres on very dence gearing, both your hands hurt due to so dence knex building, you realize that it doesn't work and just got an idea on how to make it far easier.
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 23, 2013, 12:08:47 am
Thegameball looks quite awesome. Er I mean your Knex machine does. I hope you don't have to restart it from scratch now though D:
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 23, 2013, 04:53:51 am
Read closer: And I got a idea how to make it far simpler :P
Title: Re: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 23, 2013, 12:06:57 pm
I'm getting rather tired of seeing you question my reading abilities everytime I reply to your posts, even though I actually read your post carefully. It's getting increasingly annoying. If you continue doing this (it is clear that you are doing it only to be a jerk or annoy) I'm going to ignore every post and topic by you in the future (well, sort of, since I'll read them, but just not reply. I'll just rate down any disrespectful post like the above).

Your sentence says you found an idea on how to make it easier, but does not specify if you'll have to restart from scratch or not (restarting from scratch doesn't necessarily mean harder, but rather long). You have been warned. You were not like this over a year ago.
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 23, 2013, 02:57:10 pm
Ok, I am sorry, I'll try not to do be so anymore.........I hate being not nice to people. :(
So yeah, if you want to just ignore me then, I deserve it.

And If you'r still interested in the knex ball machine: the simplet idea just had to do about changing the dense gearing in the pics, I managed to do that successfully but I'm running now into other problems which'll probably mean I'll have to restart the whole thing, well only the gearing, the other stuff can stay as it is.
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 23, 2013, 10:34:25 pm
It's ok, just try to be careful (especially when posting fast). As for the machine a video would be nice when finished. What I wish is that it was easy to create plans for the model so other people could build it with their own pieces, but again I bet that some people might give up 25% through :P
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 24, 2013, 06:29:59 am
As with all of my ball machines I'll make a vid once the whole thing is done and I'm also planning on making instructions on some of the lifts, not on the whole ball machine though as nobody with that much knex still follows instructions ^^
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 26, 2013, 08:47:26 am
Ok, so, i made a totally new gearbox, and now the lift is working! I still need to add entrance and exit for the balls, though :)
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 26, 2013, 12:09:36 pm
Ok, so i also added the entrance now and it is working! So only the exit track is missing. The lift automatically changes direction even though the motor turns only in one direction, everything happens mechenical, no electronics used!
It carries 8 balls up at the same time.
Pics of the new mechanism (which is actually pretty hard to see) and the entrance track attached!
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 26, 2013, 05:16:51 pm
How much battery power does that machine take by the way? (or if you're not using any battery, how big is the electricity bill?) :P

Looks nice, by the way!
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 26, 2013, 05:19:32 pm
Well, I have battery powered motors which I modified so that I can plug 'em in (i ran through batteries far to quickley).
This lift uses a 12V (originally) plug-in motor :)
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 26, 2013, 05:23:00 pm
Ok thanks for the info. With my Knex stuff I had two motors IIRC, but I noticed indeed that batteries were drained incredibly fast. On top of that the motors were nowhere close to strong enough to make a fan work, so I got better speed when making it work by hand. Even then, I could use ways to make it much faster, although not too much, since otherwise some of the pieces could snap.
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 26, 2013, 05:28:33 pm
Well, the motors themselves keep surprise me how much they can do, maybe yours were broken then?
So yeah, I've only made one lift with two motors so far: the huge chain lift on Everest, even though I'm thinking now I was just to paranoid to just use one motor, I think that would have been enough.
EDIT: Of cource it also kinda depends on how you gear and counterweight stuff etc.
EDIT2: And just for if you guys wanne know, i have like 20 knex motors ^^
EDIT3: Oh, and a problem I had with Catastropha I forgot to mention: I only have one power adapter to 3V for the modified motors and I had too many motors hanging on it, I had to battery-power some otherwise everything would have turned in slow-motion.
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 26, 2013, 05:44:31 pm
I think mine was one of the weakest motor at the time. It was the red rectangular one that was wired to a transparent rectangular thing with gears inside. It was particularly weak, because if using one big gear to make a smaller one spin faster, as soon as you added another set of gears like that to make things spin even faster, it would just barely even be able to move, because it required more force to rotate than the motor could handle. If I added another set of gears and rotated them manually, it could damage my pieces or the gears.

I would probably not have gotten that many problems if I had more pieces and gears to make everything more solid, though. I only had two or three K'nex sets IIRC (the yellow suitcase from the late 90's and a smaller suitcase I forgot the color of, and I think I got one of my motors as standalone or with a different smaller set)
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 26, 2013, 05:48:05 pm
Do you mean one of those motors?
(http://www.knexusergroup.org.uk/acatalog/K92875.jpg)
That are the most ones I have, that are also for me the most-used ones. For heavy loads like this lift i use the plugin-in 12v motor which look like this:
(http://www.knexusergroup.org.uk/acatalog/K92815.jpg)
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 26, 2013, 05:52:46 pm
The first one, but mine was more rectangular (the one you posted was probably a redesign or enhanced version). Back in 1997-98 my mom stopped buying LEGO's and introduced us to K'nex, because she felt that LEGO's were getting too expensive and she could no longer afford to buy them, so she went with the alternative, and darn it was cool. Sadly, it was around my final years of interests in building stuff before I role-play with lego figurines. In 2000 I suddenly lost interest in LEGO's and K'nex entirely. D:
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 26, 2013, 05:54:23 pm
I also have one of those more rectangular ones :D
I modified it so that i can plug it in >.>

So yeah, I think I'll call my machine Apocalyptica
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 26, 2013, 06:53:49 pm
Cool idea I guess lol, more power FTW (although don't go overboard to not blow damage it :P). And I like the name Apocalyptica. :) Just make sure that on Youtube it is clear in the title that it's the machine name, not a fan-made videoclip of the Apocalyptica music band using Knex footages, else some people will probably downrate it for not using Apocalyptica music. :P
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 27, 2013, 06:20:40 am
Cool idea I guess lol, more power FTW (although don't go overboard to not blow damage it :P). And I like the name Apocalyptica. :) Just make sure that on Youtube it is clear in the title that it's the machine name, not a fan-made videoclip of the Apocalyptica music band using Knex footages, else some people will probably downrate it for not using Apocalyptica music. :P
There's a music band names Apocalyptica? Lol, I'll make it clear in the title :)
And the motors don't end up having mroe power as I convert the 240V AC from the power sockets to 3V DC which is two AA batteries, what the motors usually need.
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 27, 2013, 09:43:43 am
Yeah it's a Finnish metal band.
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 27, 2013, 10:43:16 am
As long as I made it clear in the title I guess i would actually reach a broader audience due to the similar name, another plus calling it Apocalyptica! :D
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: pimathbrainiac on June 27, 2013, 12:10:54 pm
Wait, it's a band? I thought I coined it :P
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: TIfanx1999 on June 27, 2013, 04:26:40 pm
@pimath: Yes they're a band, and they're pretty awesome. <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalyptica>Apocalyptica</a>


Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: pimathbrainiac on June 27, 2013, 04:40:36 pm
WAIT!!! They're THAT song??? I thought it was just Three Day's Grace!!!

OMG MIND BLOWN!!!
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 28, 2013, 04:34:23 am
On second thought, I think I'll just call my ball machine Apocalypse, it also sounds better IMO :)
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 29, 2013, 09:14:48 am
bad news: the lift suddenly stopped working for no reason at all today.
this sucks.
I wish i knew why.
i really wish.
and this just sucks.
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Xeda112358 on June 29, 2013, 09:17:07 am
Maybe a piece got stuck in a gear?
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 29, 2013, 09:18:23 am
no
the gears run fine
only all the fine calibration isn't working anymore, and other stuff too.....believe me, i already thought about that
i'm thinking right now that i broke my motor and it is less powerful
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Xeda112358 on June 29, 2013, 09:19:54 am
Have you checked the batteries? And yeah, I did that to one of my motors and it is no longer as powerful :[
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 29, 2013, 09:20:20 am
it is a plug-in motor, no batteries
EDIT: I just tried switching the motor: nope
i guess i just suck at knexing
EDIT2: maybe i should make it computer controlled, it would work but wouldn't be that cool :'(
EDIT3: Added poll
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: pimathbrainiac on June 29, 2013, 10:48:51 am
I think you should just keep trying the mechanical elevator lift. Did you check the tightness/looseness of the mesh everywhere?
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 29, 2013, 11:05:55 am
yeah, i already tried that....no success :(
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: pimathbrainiac on June 29, 2013, 11:14:50 am
How about you do a piston-elevator design?
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 29, 2013, 11:16:34 am
i don't get that....
and you can't do air-pressure with knex
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: pimathbrainiac on June 29, 2013, 11:19:11 am
A mechanical piston, wheels (or camCRANKshaft) drive shaft, which drive piston.

EDIT: like in a car
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 29, 2013, 11:21:58 am
erm, a crank?
That has already been made :P
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: pimathbrainiac on June 29, 2013, 11:25:27 am
Then I say computer controlled. I've got nothing else to offer :P

EDIT: I found this: just reverse the design: (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Animrhombor.gif)

EDIT 2: this page on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhombic_drive
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 29, 2013, 11:30:03 am
that still requires the cranks to be impractically huge for a lift this size
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: pimathbrainiac on June 29, 2013, 11:33:22 am
What if it were flywheel-controlled (and just shot up the shaft?)
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 29, 2013, 11:35:57 am
erm, shooting it up? Impracticle, to heavy
flywheel? what is that?
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: pimathbrainiac on June 29, 2013, 11:40:38 am
Then I guess just computer control it. I can't change my vote, though.
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 29, 2013, 11:41:58 am
wierd.
Well, any kind of launching is too impracticle due to the big weight, and cranks are also impractical due to the tall height, so it would require some mechanism to mechanically change direction and my current one decided to stop working, so.... :(
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 29, 2013, 01:09:02 pm
If only K'nex had engines/motorized stuff that worked based on boolean logic and stuff, maybe a K'nex calculator would be possible (like Minecraft calculators)? O.O
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 29, 2013, 03:11:58 pm
There have already been made knex calulatores, but only for adding numbers, working purley mechanical.
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on June 30, 2013, 05:54:01 pm
So yeah, even though that elevator lift is still unresolved, i still did progress in other parts of the machine with some lifts.
I especially like how the ring lift is just so empty in the whole
As always, pics are attached.
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on July 03, 2013, 03:06:18 pm
I got AWESOME news, thanks to a AWESOME knex'er called Shadomwn39 (how is actually a good friend of mine, but i never met him IRL :/ ) I managed to fix the elevator lift - well, more that shadowman told me a idea he used in his, because we two are inventing the same lift at the same time :O

So yeah, now I need to make the balls exit :)
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Streetwalrus on July 03, 2013, 03:10:34 pm
Pretty cool to hear ! :D
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: willrandship on July 03, 2013, 03:10:42 pm
Was there something wrong with using a motor+knex chain system for the lift?
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on July 03, 2013, 03:12:22 pm
Was there something wrong with using a motor+knex chain system for the lift?
erm ,you mean isntead of using the string a chain? It wouldn't look that good IMO.

And the problem is pretty hard to explain, sorry, I wish I could.....but the mechanism is so dence that I can't even take decent pics of it to help me explain, so meh :/
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on July 10, 2013, 09:04:32 am
Let's get some new pics:
(http://img.omnimaga.org//CIMG3117-stuff-small.jpg)
(http://img.omnimaga.org//CIMG3118-stuff-small.jpg)
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: pimathbrainiac on July 10, 2013, 10:44:55 am
O.O

That's just epic. Keep up the good work!
Title: Re: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on July 10, 2013, 11:48:38 am
That's one heck of a huge machine! Pretty nice work so far.
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Streetwalrus on July 10, 2013, 04:04:34 pm
Not as big as Catastropha yet but it looks pretty epic. :D
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on July 25, 2013, 01:25:30 pm
Thanks guys!!

Also:
(http://img.ourl.ca//CIMG3120-ball-looping-small.jpg)
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: AssemblyBandit on July 25, 2013, 08:33:47 pm
I want a video!
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on July 26, 2013, 04:00:06 am
doesn't everypony want that, to find out what the heck that is?
Well, yeah, I'm nice today
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Tjakka5 on July 26, 2013, 04:34:39 am
That is awesome!
But Derpy aside, that's a realy nice ball machine, keep it up!
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Streetwalrus on July 26, 2013, 10:58:29 am
Flutter-yay, a Derpy-loop ! :D
Also we have yet another brony here it looks like. :D
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on July 27, 2013, 12:10:59 pm
That is awesome!
But Derpy aside, that's a realy nice ball machine, keep it up!
lol, thanks
Flutter-yay, a Derpy-loop ! :D
Also we have yet another brony here it looks like. :D
thank you!

So yeah, anypony who guesses correctly what this is gets a muffin....
(http://img.ourl.ca//CIMG3123-thing-small.jpg)
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Streetwalrus on July 28, 2013, 04:31:09 am
Absolutely epic catapult ? :D
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on July 28, 2013, 07:13:13 am
Absolutely epic catapult ? :D
not even close :P

Here's a vid of it

The mechanics are all self-invented on this thing :D
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Streetwalrus on July 28, 2013, 08:45:48 am
Oh a weighted dispenser ! :D Pretty nice ! ;)
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on July 28, 2013, 08:48:02 am
Ha, thanks, also right now i'm optimizing it :D
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on July 29, 2013, 06:37:52 am
JFTHOI and also because I love you guys so much
Here's a complete pic of it so far:
(http://img.ourl.ca//CIMG3132-WIP-small.jpg)
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Streetwalrus on July 29, 2013, 06:45:06 am

:P
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on July 29, 2013, 12:34:26 pm
Lol Streetwalker :P

also,
(http://img.ourl.ca//CIMG3138-turn-small.jpg)
Title: Re: New Knex Ball Machine
Post by: Sorunome on July 31, 2013, 11:24:30 am
So yeah, I also added a page on my website about this: http://www.sorunome.de/knex/ballmachines/apocalypse/
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: TIfanx1999 on July 31, 2013, 12:17:38 pm
JFTHOI and also because I love you guys so much
Here's a complete pic of it so far:
(http://img.ourl.ca//CIMG3132-WIP-small.jpg)
That looks pretty damn epic. Respect!
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on August 27, 2013, 07:59:30 am
Don't even ask me how i got it up there, it is like impossible to reach.
(http://img.ourl.ca//CIMG3177-jigsaw-small.jpg)
(http://img.ourl.ca//CIMG3178-jigsaw-small.jpg)
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: TIfanx1999 on August 27, 2013, 08:23:38 am
Is this a new creation, or the same one? It's hard to tell, because of the camera angle. That and the fact that the machine in the previous pic was quite tall as well. If it's new, I'd like to see a more zoomed out shot. Either way, that's really tall! :O
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on August 27, 2013, 08:26:45 am
it's the same thing, only that anled thing poking out is new (thus the shots too it) and it is all in the top......as in all in the top.
Also, it is a lift :)
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Tjakka5 on August 27, 2013, 09:42:57 am
I like this so much already ._.
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on August 28, 2013, 05:51:18 pm
Thanks!

Also, here's a pic of how well you can see the ball machine from outside (my room is the 1st floor, so yeah)
(http://img.ourl.ca//CIMG3179-window-small.jpg)
Edit: didn't notice my house was that dirty O.O
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: aeTIos on August 29, 2013, 02:35:22 am
Actually you cannot see it at all because it's dark... Maybe upload a daylight photo?
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on August 29, 2013, 03:11:35 am
You cannot see because of flash x.x
You can actually see better if it is dark due to my room light being on.
But the pic without flash went all blurry x.x
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on August 30, 2013, 01:04:29 pm
here's a vid of the elevator lift :)
Too bad you can't really see the mechanics on it, though >.<
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Streetwalrus on August 30, 2013, 07:46:14 pm
Looks cool but is it me or does the lift stutter ?
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on August 30, 2013, 07:46:56 pm
It, sadly, does a bit, but i'm not going to fix that, it works well :)
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: ben_g on August 31, 2013, 02:44:56 pm
How does it move up/down? Is it pulled by a piece of string? (It's hard to see on the video)
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on August 31, 2013, 06:45:56 pm
yes, it is string, fishing string to be precise, hence it is almost impossible to see! :3 (also IRL)
The good think about it is that it can hold a lot of weight and it doesn't streach :)
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: AssemblyBandit on September 01, 2013, 02:07:09 am
Love the "Sorunome Presents" intro on the video!
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on September 01, 2013, 05:45:38 am
Ha, thanks, it took quite some time to make the stop motion ^^
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on September 05, 2013, 07:05:07 am
Ok, so i have already 4 of, so far planned, 16 paths done :D
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on September 19, 2013, 12:26:05 pm
Ok, i got a update for you guys!
I hope you'll like it >.<
(just look at that mess and then imagine trying to fiddle in more paths right there......)
(http://img.ourl.ca//CIMG3227-elements-small.jpg)
(http://img.ourl.ca//CIMG3228-elements-small.jpg)
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Eiyeron on September 19, 2013, 12:33:15 pm
Try reversing the quatum polarities, you'll fit even more paths, and super-paths like this! :D

Anyway, nice structures!
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: XiiDraco on September 19, 2013, 12:35:01 pm
        ______                 _______
      /  _______     |      _______  \
        /           \    |     /           \
       |            |     |   |            |
        \__O___/       \    \___O__/
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        -------------------------
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        \____________________/


It's...So...Amazing...

I LOVE KNEX! :D
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Hayleia on September 19, 2013, 01:38:42 pm
(just look at that mess and then imagine trying to fiddle in more paths right there......)
Indeed, I can see in the second picture that your room is a mess, no wonder why you have problems finding ways in it.
/me runs

More seriously, great work, I can't wait to see a video of the balls moving inside.
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Happybobjr on September 19, 2013, 01:39:54 pm
Holy cow wow!  Looks awesome.  How much have the pieces cost so far?
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on September 19, 2013, 01:49:16 pm
Try reversing the quatum polarities, you'll fit even more paths, and super-paths like this! :D

Anyway, nice structures!
thanks!
        ______                 _______
      /  _______     |      _______  \
        /           \    |     /           \
       |            |     |   |            |
        \__O___/       \    \___O__/
                            |
                           -
        -------------------------
       |                                  |
       |                                  |
       |                                  |
       |                                  |
       |                                  |
       |                                  |
       |                                  |
       |                                  |
       |                                  |
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       |                                  |
       |                                  |
        \____________________/


It's...So...Amazing...

I LOVE KNEX! :D
ha, me too :P
(just look at that mess and then imagine trying to fiddle in more paths right there......)
Indeed, I can see in the second picture that your room is a mess, no wonder why you have problems finding ways in it.
/me runs

More seriously, great work, I can't wait to see a video of the balls moving inside.
*slap*
And vid will be done once it's finished, no worries ;)
Holy cow wow!  Looks awesome.  How much have the pieces cost so far?
No idea, i already had a lot of pieces before starting this. Since i started this i think i spent like 300€ on knex.....
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: pimathbrainiac on September 19, 2013, 09:19:15 pm
O.O

The only cool thing I've ever built with k'nex has been a trebuchet :P
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on October 03, 2013, 03:47:01 pm
O.O

The only cool thing I've ever built with k'nex has been a trebuchet :P
lol, everyone starts somewhere ;)


Also, i think i might forgot something:
(http://img.ourl.ca//CIMG3240-forget-small.jpg)
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: AssemblyBandit on October 03, 2013, 05:53:07 pm
You should put a chair right in the middle of it!
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 03, 2013, 06:02:29 pm
Darn that's really cool. O.O
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on October 05, 2013, 06:40:53 am
You should put a chair right in the middle of it!
lol
Darn that's really cool. O.O
ha, thanks, i only did that just for the heck of it, i already added the red rods



Anyways, i tought my knex how to float:
(http://img.ourl.ca//CIMG3242-float-small.jpg)
But ever since that there has been spreading a wierd disease among my knex causing it to shrink:
(http://img.ourl.ca//CIMG3248-disease-small.jpg)
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Tjakka5 on November 19, 2013, 12:41:47 pm
so when are we getting a new update again? I know you are way further with it now...
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on November 19, 2013, 12:42:47 pm
so when are we getting a new update again? I know you are way further with it now...
When I feel like showing more ;)

Remember that I do it on purpose, the not showing too much, otherwise it wouldn't be a surprise anymore :)
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on December 26, 2013, 10:47:09 am
Have some more pics:
(http://img.ourl.ca/CIMG3303-tease-small.jpg)
(http://img.ourl.ca/CIMG3304-tease-small.jpg)
(http://img.ourl.ca/CIMG3305-tease-small.jpg)
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: pimathbrainiac on December 26, 2013, 12:17:43 pm
Nice work, my pony.

/me wants a video!
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: fb39ca4 on December 26, 2013, 01:09:04 pm
O.o I wish I had that many pieces.
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on January 05, 2014, 11:05:59 am
Nice work, my pony.

/me wants a video!
When it is done :P
O.o I wish I had that many pieces.
haha, i have so many spare pieces, it is unbelievable O.O

Anyways, i have only 4 paths left, and out of experience the construction time dramatically increases the closer I am to completing it - so i'm hoping to finish it soon! :D
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on January 10, 2014, 01:45:56 pm
I got good news: IT IS DONE!
:w00t:
Cleaning up my room right now so that i can take the vid!
Total constructing time:
22.6.2013 - 10.1.2014
So about half a year
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: XiiDraco on January 10, 2014, 09:36:15 pm
Sweet! Can't wait to see it! :D
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: bb010g on January 11, 2014, 12:18:44 am
How long do you expect before the video is posted?
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on January 11, 2014, 05:37:08 am
Sweet! Can't wait to see it! :D
Hehe, thanks :P
How long do you expect before the video is posted?
i'm trying to get it up today night or tomorrow, depends on how much the camera batteries are betraying me as i can only film during day...
Title: Re: Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on January 11, 2014, 12:32:45 pm
Pics are up!
http://www.sorunome.de/knex/ballmachines/apocalypse
Video is still rendering etc!

EDIT: It is up! :w00t:
Title: Re: [video] Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: pimathbrainiac on January 11, 2014, 06:33:42 pm
Good job! I love it!

Also: I like the music. It's my favorite Gershwin piece (although that was not my favorite recording of it :P)
Title: Re: [video] Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: LDStudios on January 11, 2014, 10:12:24 pm
/me finds his eyes burnt out by the radiation of perfection  *.*
Title: Re: [video] Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: XiiDraco on January 12, 2014, 03:36:47 am
/me  takes this as a challenge to try and make his own creations better! (probably will fail)
Title: Re: [video] Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on January 12, 2014, 01:46:18 pm
Good job! I love it!

Also: I like the music. It's my favorite Gershwin piece (although that was not my favorite recording of it :P)
Haha, thanks!
/me finds his eyes burnt out by the radiation of perfection  *.*
lol, thanks, just making sure that you won't have to pay attention in school anymore, if you can't see.
/me  takes this as a challenge to try and make his own creations better! (probably will fail)

haha, good luck!
Title: Re: [video] Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on January 24, 2014, 02:06:10 pm
Kinda killed this thing today
(http://www.sorunome.de/300/*/media/knex/ballmachines/apocalypse/destroyed/CIMG3586.JPG)
(http://www.sorunome.de/300/*/media/knex/ballmachines/apocalypse/destroyed/CIMG3587.JPG)
(http://www.sorunome.de/300/*/media/knex/ballmachines/apocalypse/destroyed/CIMG3588.JPG)
(http://www.sorunome.de/300/*/media/knex/ballmachines/apocalypse/destroyed/CIMG3589.JPG)
Title: Re: [video] Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: TheCoder1998 on January 24, 2014, 02:06:25 pm
hey, this looks pretty amazing :D
i loved knex when i was a kid, but my parents sold my box of parts :(
Title: Re: [video] Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Matrefeytontias on January 24, 2014, 04:14:58 pm
/me 's eyes burn from seeing 9001% of awesomeness

Also, it's funny because I was playing Rhapsody in Blue on my piano before watching the video :P
Title: Re: [video] Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: dreamdragon on January 26, 2014, 11:02:23 am
LOL!
i downloaded that video and others onto my phone via an extension on my icedragon (fire fox platform)

iv seen alot of those.....
where the heck do they manage to get the money to allow this? ???
Title: Re: [video] Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on January 26, 2014, 11:03:56 am
hey, this looks pretty amazing :D
i loved knex when i was a kid, but my parents sold my box of parts :(
Awe, too bad >.<
/me 's eyes burn from seeing 9001% of awesomeness

Also, it's funny because I was playing Rhapsody in Blue on my piano before watching the video :P
haha, thanks!
LOL!
i downloaded that video and others onto my phone via an extension on my icedragon (fire fox platform)

iv seen alot of those.....
where the heck do they manage to get the money to allow this? ???
That is called collecting knex over multiple years ;)
Title: Re: [video] Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: dreamdragon on January 26, 2014, 11:06:37 am

[/quote]That is called collecting knex over multiple years ;)
[/quote]

ik ik!
i have  two boxes full of legos....
Title: Re: [video] Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: XiiDraco on January 28, 2014, 02:46:11 am
Woa.

Sorunome, earlier I only saw the beginning of the video. I just now watched the whole thing. OMG, it's beautiful.

The creativity you put into some of those runs is just...MIND BLOWING!

This is one of those unfortunate times when you really want to give +2...
Title: Re: [video] Knex Ball Machine Apocalypse
Post by: Sorunome on January 28, 2014, 06:23:58 am

Quote
That is called collecting knex over multiple years ;)

ik ik!
i have  two boxes full of legos....
haha
Woa.

Sorunome, earlier I only saw the beginning of the video. I just now watched the whole thing. OMG, it's beautiful.

The creativity you put into some of those runs is just...MIND BLOWING!

This is one of those unfortunate times when you really want to give +2...
haha, thanks, glad you like it :)