Octoswitch a K'nex Path Separator
by Caverat in Living > LEGO & K'NEX
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Octoswitch a K'nex Path Separator
This is Octoswitch, my new path separator! I might use the Octoswitch in my next full-scale k'nex ball machine. If you want to build it, go to the next step!
Octoswitch 2.0 - https://www.instructables.com/id/Octoswitch-20-Knex... Lots of % more efficient!
The Piece Count
these are all the pieces you will need to build Octoswitch!
Rods - 401
Large flexible - 4
Grey - 1
Red - 1
Yellow - 68
Blue - 171
White - 116
Green - 40
Connectors - 294
White - 25
Yellow - 38
Green - 2
Red - 33
Orange - 26
Dark grey - 3
3D blue - 80
3D purple - 87
Miscellaneous - 52
Tan clip - 6
Y clip - 10
Silver spacer - 27
Blue spacer - 6
Small blue gear - 1
Large yellow gear - 1
motor - 1
Total - 747
If you have all of those, move to the next step!
Base and Motor
here you are building the bottom of the base, and the motor . (well... no, your not building the motor.... your just putting it in the bottom of the base.)
1 - Build
2 - Build
3 - Another view
4 - Attach
5 - Another view
6 - Build
7 - Stuff you built
8 - Attach
9 - Another view
Gear and More Base
Look! A big yellow gear! What will we do with it? Put it in the base and build more base!
1 - Build
2 - Another view
3 - Attach
4 - Another view
5 - Build
6 - Stuff you built
7 - Attach
8 - Another view
White Mesh-ish
Its not exactly white mesh, but it'll do. Don't spill all those dark grey connectors and silver spacers!
1 - Build
2 - Stuff you built
3 - Attach
4 - Another view
5 - Build 8 of these
6 - Attach
7 - Build
8 - Stuff you built
9 - Attach
The Switcher
It doesn't actually switch... it just spins... But it switches between paths!
1 - Build
2 - Build
3 - Attach
4 - Build
5 - Attach
6 - Stuff you built
7 - Attach
8 - Another view
The Path Starters (optional)
You don't have to build these, They just give you a nice start on your path. But if your lazy (or have other ideas) you can skip this step.
1 - Build 8 of these
2 - Build 8 of these
3 - Attach
4 - Another view
5 - Another view
The Circle of Steadyness
Build this! it will make your switcher more steady! YAY!
1 - Build
2 - Stuff you built
3 - Attach
4 - build
5 - attach (you might have some trouble with this)
The Top
This is the top! you can't get more top then the top! and also it's the path into the switcher, you could skip the path i guess, but it looks so cool! (so if you want to be uncool then go ahead and skip the path!)
1 - Build
2 - Stuff you built
3 - attach
4 - Build
5 - Stuff you built
6 - Attach
7 - Build
8 - Attach
Your Done!
You are now done your new path separator! now all you have to do is put it in your k'nex machine! have fun!