Octoswitch 2.0 K'nex Path Separator
by Caverat in Living > LEGO & K'NEX
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Octoswitch 2.0 K'nex Path Separator
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCFrDFbkXXE
This is Octoswitch 2.0! A path separator/randomizer. Its way more efficient in terms of height lost, and pieces used, which means it's much more usable than the first Octoswitch. ;) Octoswitch 2.0 is in my -in progress- knex ball machine and I am really happy how well the switch is working so far :)
Piece Count
Rods - 126
Yellow - 1
Blue - 62
White - 43
Green - 20
Connectors - 125
White - 3
Yellow - 18
Red - 12
Light grey - 16
Dark grey - 8
3D blue - 24
3D purple - 44
Miscellaneous - 26
Tan clip - 3
Y clip - 8
Silver spacer - 7
Blue spacer - 7
Moter - 1
Total - 277
470 less pieces then the first Octoswitch!
Main Structure
Build stuff! Easy! NOTE: The bottom of this build is not necessary if you are putting this in a machine. It's only necessary if you want the switch to stand up on your table ;)
1 - Build
2 - Build
3 - Build
4 - Stuff you built
5 - Attach
6 - Stuff you built
7 - Attach
Motor
One of the easiest motor mechanisms I have ever built!
1 - Build
2 - Stuff you built
3 - Attach
4 - Another view
Switcher
This is the switcher! It randomly decides the fate of each one of your k'nex balls...
1 - Build
2 - Build
3 - Build
4 - Stuff you built
5 - Attach some of it
6 - Attach the rest
7 - Stuff you built
8 - Attach
9 - Another view
Path Starters
This is the hardest part of the build! so, not that hard ;)
1 - Build 4 of them
2 - Stuff you built
3 - Attach
4 - Another view
5 - Build 4 of them
6 - Stuff you built
7 - Attach
8 - Another view
Roof and Walls
Build the entrance point and the walls! (so that knex balls go where we want them to)
1 - Build
2 - Stuff you built
3 - Attach
4 - Build
5 - Stuff you built
6 - Attach
Finished!
Yay! Easy to build, compact, path separator/randomizer!