4-way Path Seperator for Knex Ball Machines
by dododoos in Living > LEGO & K'NEX
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4-way Path Seperator for Knex Ball Machines
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Hey everyone! Some time ago I asked @shadowman39 if he had any instructions for his path seperator used in his amazing ballmachine 'Citadel'. He said he didn't, because the design wasn't reliable enough. I took it upon me to revisit his concept to try and make it better. I got it to work, so I featured it in my ballmachine 'Shadow'. Shadowman asked me if I wanted to make any instructions for it, so here they are! I hope you like it, and special thanks to Shadowman39!
-XxdodoknexX-
The Base
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The Frame
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The Platform
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The Mechanism
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Assembly
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More Framework
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The Actuators
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Railings
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Support Structure for Input Path
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The Input Path
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DONE
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