Ankoku
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Youch. Will make sure I get some new ones. Type 1 vs Type 2, or the proper old one on the left? -
Oh, it is the torque gears themselves which break?
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It has enough torque to break gears?
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@tismabrick I don't, since I didn't have issues with it, I didn't ask for images. I have uploaded everything I have. I have made a slight adjustment to his design myself, but I am happy with the fact that what I have is basically faithful to his. You can see it in my previous posts. You can also see it best here: Which is what I worked off. Apparently, for him, the dropper was not a reliability issue, it was others parts which caused greater problems when running constantly.
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I got permission to post some close up images of Akiyuki's Ball Factory. They can be found here: https://bricksafe.com/pages/Ankoku/akiyuki-shifter https://bricksafe.com/pages/Ankoku/akiyuki-ball-dropper
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It is the timings which impress me.
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He is a busy bee of late!
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The switch is a lot cheaper than the battery! :) I love the Lithium Polymer battery. Probably one of my best LEGO purchases. I also like the shape. That said, the normal box is probably easier to attack to it and also sacrificable to the MOC, which is something you would never do to an expensive battery. I think when you know others are reproducing your designs, making them as easily accessible, parts wise, is a nice touch.
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I am starting to suspect that he just really likes powering things with is fully self-contained train unit. It is interesting that he went with the conventional battery box over the LEGO Lithium polymer battery. That said, maybe the heavier weight is advantageous. If the lift is more rigid, does it not work as well?
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This guy seems to have reverse engineered some of the Akiyuki ball factory himself, including the large ball collection area. Some of it is still very different to the original Akiyuki design, but it is interesting to see the personal changes he has made.
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The difference in position of the Technic Beam within the weight answers a lot of questions. It uses a Technic Brick 1 x 2 [2 Holes] instead of a Technic Brick 1 x 2 [1 Hole]. The ball dropper is now reliable, move easily and matches what I see in the original video, movement wise.
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Houston, we have a problem! Reverting back to the original Akiyuki design means that conveyor looping mod is in the way. I am not intending to use the conveyor, as I want to get the balls back via a different means. That said, I know many people who have built the machine use it, so I will try and work something out.
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Good work!
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If the hubs from 8888 are pure white, rather than yellowed from sun light, they and the air tank are probably the bits of value there. Ultimately, it all depends on the memories you have with them and whether you plant to use it in the future. Also, whether you need the money/space now.
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Okay, so the red circles are basically Akiyuki design/changes. There is a bunch of other stuff that I have added myself in an attempt to make it more reliable. So the weight had the back has had one whole brick removed off the bottom, returning it to the Akiyuki design. It now uses the Technic Pin with Friction Ridges Lengthwise and Towball seen in the Akiyuki design, to life the weight. The pivot point is 2 plates higher. This is to make the movement reflect what I see in the original video. At the top, rather than using a Technic Beam 1 x 5 Thin with Axle Holes in the 2nd video of the machine, you can see that he is using 2x Technic Beam 1 x 3 Thin. This works well to lock the middle axle in place.
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Implemented the Bob changes. They work pretty well. So, now, Bob structure stands 1 plates taller than it used to.
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Yeah, you literally just swap one for the other.
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Change of the day! I can't prove this one, but it makes sense and makes it work a lot better/reliable. In the instructions, we have a Technic Beam 1 x 5 Thin. I have changed it to a Technic Beam 1 x 5 Thin with Axle Holes on Ends. This stiffens things up a lot and makes it far less likely to drop balls when it moves.
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Thanks for the info @9v system. Spotted a few changes with bob in the newer version of the machine. Will add them. A couple of them are fairly simple in regards to how bucket grabber. On the left though, you can see the connection which moves it. It is now two across from where the connection was before, but the part which rotates remains the same. Will be interesting to see if it makes Bob smoother.
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That the new one where he posted a load of PDF instructions for it?
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Bricklink link?
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Any idea what pieces are being used here for the lifting pistons? You can see the two Yellow Technic Pin Connector Round [Slotted], but what is below that? It slopes inwards and I think it is followed by a Grey Technic Bush 1/2 Smooth with Axle Hole Semi-Reduced. You can see it in action at the 0:21 mark of the video above.
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Just noticed that you can see a bunch of Akiyuki improvements to the machine, including the shifter mechanism change in this video!
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Noticed that the yellow Technic Beam 1 x 4 Thin with Stud Connector didn't get anywhere close to touching the plate between the pillars in the original Akiyuki video. Looking more closely, you can see in the original video, that the Technic Beams sit above the plate and the tiles sit directly on top of the Technic Bricks. Moving the cross plate below the Technic Bricks gives the additional height I was wondering about and also allows the balance weight to drop far enough back to have the resting point of the ball pusher to be the same as in the original video. Before this, it was not.
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Was looking at the movement of the ball place and noticed it was different. In the instructions, it looks like this: Here, it is using a Technic Beam 1 x 2 Thick with Pin Hole and Axle Hole. In the Akiyuki video though, it seems to be using a Technic Axle 1.5 with Perpendicular Axle Connector (Technic Pole Reverser Handle) and a Technic Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular. I will make the change and see how it goes.