K'nex Incline Chain Lift
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K'nex Incline Chain Lift






This is the K'nex Incline Chain Lift that I designed.
I first built the track for the balls based on other K'nex builds. It worked quite well. However, I decided to design a track of my own.
This version of the lift, uses the track design that I came up with. The track is quite smooth and the balls do not sit on the chain. Instead, the chain has a small channel of its own below the ball guides.
Here are the counts of the pieces.
Rods (216 total)
- Green - 60
- White - 29
- Blue - 40
- Yellow - 13
- Red - 41 (42 if you don't have a Tan rod)
- Tan - 1 (Rigid Rod. Use a red if none available)
- Grey - 32
Connectors (181 total) - (connection points in brackets)
- Blue Wheel-axle (1) - 3 (Can use the grey connector if none available)
- Grey (1) - 14
- Tan (2) - 4
- Orange (2) - 8
- Red (3) - 30
- Green (4) - 2
- Grey 3D (4) - 53
- Yellow (5) - 46
- Blue 3D (7) - 15
- White (8) - 6
Misc Parts (128 total)
- Red Gears - 6
- Silver Spacers - 8
- Blue Spacers - 16
- Tan Interlock Clip - 6
- Black Y Clip - 20
- Chain Links - 71
- Green Motor - 1 (Any motor will do - Just the speed will differ)
Grand total of 525 K'nex pieces
Main Structure










Chain Guides











Track for the Chain and Balls














Chain With 14 Lifters














Input and Output Trays and Motor








Optional: Supports for Structure



K'nex Incline Chain Lift Junior
I have also created a smaller version of this lift called K'nex Incline Chain Lift Junior. The link is below: