Center Arm Lift, a Knex Ball Machine Lift

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Center Arm Lift, a Knex Ball Machine Lift

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Hi knexers!

Here are the instructions for the third new lift in my knex ball machine Paradox.
The Center Arm Lift works good, and it has a low piece count (except for silver spacers).

This lift was originally invented by MechanicalCreationMaster in his ball machine Krypton (Original name: Freefall Wheel Lift)
The Center Arm Lift is based on this concept, so a lot of credit goes to him.

If you build this lift, read every image note! It will help you a lot!
If you have any problems or questions, feel free to comment or PM me.

Thanks for building or watching!

~Sandroknexmaster~

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Piece Count

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If you want you can count the pieces before you start building.
Here is a list with all pieces included in this lift, named by their original color:

RODS:

Green: 24
White: 8
Blue: 49
Yellow: 14
Red: 45
Grey: 25
Long flexi: 4

Total rods: 169

CONNECTORS:

Dark-grey: 11
Light-grey: 4
Orange: 4
Red: 19
Green: 8
Yellow: 29
White: 13
Purple: 41
Blue: 5

Total connectors: 134

OTHER:

Blue spacer: 23
Silver spacer: 66
Tan clip: 9
Blue clip: 2
Y-clip: 10
Small blue gear: 2
Medium red gear: 1
Big yellow gear: 1
Motor: 1

Total other: 115

Grand Total: 418

Entrance

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The balls will wait on this track to enter the lift.

Motor Section

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This part contains the motor and some gears.

Ball Track

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The ball will roll on this track when the arm pushes it up.

Sides

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These sides will keep the ball from falling of the arm.

Axle and Arms

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This step contains the axle and the arms.

Rails

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The ball will roll to the center on the rails.

Exit

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This is the exit track. This is the last step!

Finished!

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Your Center Arm Lift is finished!
Always slide the switch of the motor to the left!

You can always send me a picture of your Center Arm Lift, so I can add it to this step.

Thanks for building or watching!

~Sandroknexmaster~