Knex Ball Element - Bowling

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Knex Ball Element - Bowling

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Here's one of my knex ball machine elements I designed a while ago, which I used again in http://youtu.be/wKzJOZih_K8. It swings the ball about 200 degrees then sends it rolling like a 10 pin bowling motion.

Personally, I prefer the 'metallic' colours for this element, but for the sake of instructions I'll use classic pieces.

The Inner Cube

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The element has a centre pivot point that goes through this.

Top Supports

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The ball goes in this.

Pivot Supports

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This is where the rod goes through for the rotation.

Counterweights and You're Done!

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Once you add the counterweights you're complete. The ball should always fall one way (see step 1 picture 3) and roll the opposite direction.