Jelle Bakker made a Surprise Box for marbles (be sure to check out his You Tube channel.) I thought it was really cool, so I decided to make my own out of K’nex. (I am even making one for marbles!) Here’s how it works: First, a ball enters through the top, but doesn’t exit out of the bottom. Then a second ball enters through the top, hits a bell, and then exits out the bottom. When a third ball enters in through the top, surprise! It exits out the side along with the first ball. Below are some pictures and the video. Note: I filmed and took pictures of the Surprise Box while it was attached to my upcoming ball machine. Click Continue Reading to see the pictures. Continue reading
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K’nex: K’nex + Marbles
K’nex + Marbles is my first ball machine that uses both K’nex balls and marbles. The pink/red marble track is Skyrail. In an upcoming post, I will give more details about Skyrail. Below is the video. (Sorry I couldn’t get the marble lift to work on this ball machine). Sorry, I forgot to take pictures 😦 . See if you can spot a sloth in the video.
Special thanks to:
Jelle Bakker- He introduced me to Skyrail.
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K’nex vs. Marbles Track
A few days ago, I built a ball machine element that works with both K’nex balls and marbles. The coolest part is the sorter at the end. It sorts the K’nex balls and marbles. Below is a picture and the video.
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