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..And some others. I’ve had pictures on
webshots for a while
but I’m just now getting around to posting.
Ball Pump
This module can be used to span large gaps by extending the ramp and using the
8288 Crawler Crane as a support. In the video I’ve shortened the ramp, I don’t
have enough floor space for a longer module.
Spiral
I’ve wanted to make a spiral for a while, but only now got the spiral to work.
The lift was thrown together in less than an hour, and somehow it hasn’t broken
down yet.
Stepper
This is one of my older modules, it’s loosely based off
this module from
Brickfest ‘06. The stepping part works great, but the input hopper jams from
time to time.
Conveyor and Switches
The conveyor is one of my original modules, the switches are based off of Brian
Davis’ design. The funnel at the end is made of chain links with the innermost
ring wrapped around a small tire.
Scooper
The scooper is based off of the original train unloader; two arms that drop the
balls off onto a ramp. It can handle sudden batches of balls without jamming,
but once too many come in it can shoot balls out in random directions. You can
also see the switches’ funnel.
Small Pump and
Separator
This is my first module, a 10x10 ball pump that detects jams and counts balls. I
added the Separator back in January, a description is
here.
Wave
This module uses 19 stacks of 1x2 bricks, each one plate taller than the last,
on pulley wheels offset 1/6 of a rotation from each other. The side walls aren’t
needed to keep the balls on the columns, but any bumps the module recieves
dislodges the balls. Normally they stay centered between the two studs on the
bricks.
Full Loop
-Kevin
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| (...) Great stuff, I also like the wave very much, the movement is really smooth. I've wanted to do something like that for a while, but I'm still unsure how to drive the movement... how did you do it? You seem to use 3-way blades, am I correct in (...) (17 years ago, 5-Aug-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| (...) pictures of the interal mechanism? And how is it on jamming? I really like the way you left one corner of the lift tower open, it just looks so much better with the ball motion visible. When I finally get a ball pump working that I like, I (...) (17 years ago, 5-Aug-07, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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