9v system Posted June 3, 2021 Posted June 3, 2021 @Theo van Vroenhoven did you ever get your copy to work?, would love to see some video Quote
Theo van Vroenhoven Posted June 4, 2021 Posted June 4, 2021 On 6/3/2021 at 10:45 AM, 9v system said: @Theo van Vroenhoven did you ever get your copy to work?, would love to see some video Unfortunately not :-( I even visited the designer (Berthil van Beek) and we looked into it together but couldn't locate the problem. There was too much friction "somewhere"... I dismantled the model and built Akiyuki's Basket Shooter instead. That works flawlessly! Quote
playmorelego Posted June 21, 2021 Posted June 21, 2021 On 6/4/2019 at 4:16 AM, Jonas said: Thank you guys for your comments and advice. I tried to follow them. I disconnected all the moving parts and checked each for smooth function. Most run really smoothly. The biggest relief for the motor occurs when I disconnect the whole left section (that described in Part 1 of BI). From that section, it is the ball-picker moving mechanism that requires most power at certain moments, mainly when its lever passes its vertical position. If you run it by hand the strain seems acceptable but when it is summed with that of the other mechanisms, the demand becomes critical. I tried to modify the positions and sizes of the levers that transfer the rotational movement to the picker but with no evident success. It looks like my machine is somehow enchanted. By the way, during the tuning I faced many of the fails infamously known from the previous version, namely broken chains, jams at the entry point to the spiral lift, basket jams on the wheel, etc. A sort of deja vu after 3 years. If you did not face them, Berhil, you are a lucky man. But the good thing is that the new elevated constructions allows for easier repair works. Also, I appreciate very much the option of instant switching between the manual and motor drive. It makes tuning really efficient. I will give it some rest for now and will return with fresh mind later. I may test also an XL motor instead of the L one. @Jonas were you able to resolve the ball picker movement, especially when its at the vertical position ? I have the same problem as you've listed here. I've built Berthil's V3 version, and the system strains when the ball picker lever passes its vertical position . Any thoughts here is much appreciated !! Quote
Jonas Posted June 21, 2021 Posted June 21, 2021 1 hour ago, playmorelego said: @Jonas were you able to resolve the ball picker movement, especially when its at the vertical position ? I have the same problem as you've listed here. I've built Berthil's V3 version, and the system strains when the ball picker lever passes its vertical position . Any thoughts here is much appreciated !! Unfortunately not. I had to give up. Quote
9v system Posted June 21, 2021 Posted June 21, 2021 5 hours ago, playmorelego said: @Jonas were you able to resolve the ball picker movement, especially when its at the vertical position ? I have the same problem as you've listed here. I've built Berthil's V3 version, and the system strains when the ball picker lever passes its vertical position . Any thoughts here is much appreciated !! i had the same issue with mine, i found that if you slightly squeeze the two 12l axles inwards it can help Quote
playmorelego Posted June 21, 2021 Posted June 21, 2021 @9v system - thanks for this tip .. will give this a try Quote
9v system Posted August 26, 2021 Posted August 26, 2021 greetings all, im currently building the V2 factory to go with the V3 one, im not sure if i said this but i need to thank everyone who is involved with this masterpiece including @TheRebricker and @Berthil its one of the most enjoyable building experiences i have ever had, and its quite a sense of accomplishment once you get it all working well. i plan on exhibiting this module at brickvention 2022. Quote
9v system Posted June 1, 2024 Posted June 1, 2024 @Ankoku did you notice that the drive shaft feeding into the bucket dumper gearing is at a slight angle upwards? if this is true then the bucket dumper gearing must be one plate higher meaning that the dumper will stay open for a bit longer when the shifter is moving across. Quote
Seo-onDaddy Posted July 23, 2024 Posted July 23, 2024 (edited) Ball Factory submitted by Korea Brick Party 2022. Thank you to Bertill for giving me the instructions. I made it after looking at the manual and the Bertill's video only. It was more difficult to make it smooth than to make it. However, we were able to proceed smoothly without anyone's help. I just found out now that there is more information in the Eurobrick forum. If I had known in advance, I would have suffered less. But it was a really enjoyable work. Edited July 23, 2024 by Seo-onDaddy Quote
Fyredog Posted October 18, 2024 Posted October 18, 2024 (edited) So after thoroughly reading this and other threads I have changed my mind to build Berthil's V3 Ball factory for a show next year. I was hell bent on building and modifying Akiuki's to alleviate the base plates, as I prefer his layout better. But I LOVE the solid frame design of Berthil's version for shows. So now the dreaded collection of parts starts. After I have a working show version, I do plan on going back and building Akiuki's and modifying to be base plate-less. It seems that I am pretty stuck with Dark Bluish Grey (One of my favorite colors) and yellow. I don't think there is any other color that has all the components that yellow has. So I will go with that. I want to thank EVERYONE who has contributed and special thanks @Berthil for conquering a truly complex beast of a GBC and making available to fans like me your Instructions that you so diligently perfected. Edited October 18, 2024 by Fyredog Quote
Berthil Posted October 18, 2024 Author Posted October 18, 2024 @Fyredog thank you and have fun with your build! Quote
Fyredog Posted July 2 Posted July 2 (edited) All parts gathered and ordered ready for assembly. I'm pretty excited to get this running and tested for a show in August and October. If your interested I'll post pix during construction, since I haven't seen much of this module lately. Edited July 2 by Fyredog Quote
Berthil Posted July 2 Author Posted July 2 I've just updated a few small things with the aim to also run it at a show for 7 days so it is certainly not forgotten. At the last show it developed a few issues after 1,5 day which I've solved. Just small adjustment stuff. It's still an amazing machine. @Fyredog have fun with your build! Quote
Fyredog Posted July 3 Posted July 3 2 hours ago, Berthil said: I've just updated a few small things with the aim to also run it at a show for 7 days so it is certainly not forgotten. At the last show it developed a few issues after 1,5 day which I've solved. Just small adjustment stuff. It's still an amazing machine. @Fyredog have fun with your build! May I asked what you updated, and your adjustments? Quote
Berthil Posted July 3 Author Posted July 3 @Fyredog No major stuff. Straight axles here and there and readjusting some amplitudes on a few of the 15 synchronised movements. A few additions on aligning the buckets on the wheel when Bob did not put them on straight. More guidance on the bucket lifter vertical axle so it lifts smoother. Have fun building it and when in trouble just ask and we'll help you, or at least I will. Quote
Fyredog Posted July 7 Posted July 7 @Berthil Do you think it would be beneficial to build in a timing mechanism for the spiral lift? Thus being able to adjust when the balls drop into the ball pusher? Quote
Berthil Posted July 7 Author Posted July 7 @Fyredog It indeed matters when the balls go to the ball picker, but it is not that critical and can be adjusted with the 24t gear in building step 14 or turning the axle in step 13 a quarter. Quote
Fyredog Posted July 7 Posted July 7 (edited) @Berthil Would it be possible to see step 77 from the left side please? I think step 90 answered my question. Edited July 7 by Fyredog Quote
Fyredog Posted July 9 Posted July 9 Timing mechanism installed. This will allow advance or delay of the spiral lift to the picker Quote
Fyredog Posted July 11 Posted July 11 (edited) Coming along. Have small issues with balls jamming at entrance to spiral lift - I think I may have that solved. Edited July 11 by Fyredog Quote
Frequenzberater Posted July 12 Posted July 12 Great to see someone is still improving and tweaking this great contraption. It is on my bucket list for years now. But I am suffering from too many hobbies and too less time Quote
9v system Posted July 12 Posted July 12 looking good so far @Fyredog when you get to the bucket placer there is a timing error the part that lifts the placer is 90 degrees out i think the way its shown in the V2 instructions is correct and then allows for the removal of one of the buckets as everything can be timed with a larger margin for error. Quote
Fyredog Posted July 23 Posted July 23 Everything seems to be pretty close in timing. Now it is time for the fine tuning. I mainly need to deal with the bucket emptier and the shifter timing. Bob is not as smooth as I would like so I may have to look at his situation . I am still having issues with jamming at the spiral lift, so I will need to focus on that once the fine tuning is set. Quote
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