Knex Ball Machine - The Nexus

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It's taken me 2 years start to finish but here it is - the final video!
6 Networks
13 Lifts
33 Paths
~50,000 pieces
Build time: 18 months
Filming and Editing: 6 months
Dimensions:
Height: 2.35m
Width: 2.2m
Depth: 2m
Music Used in the video:
Foundation, Golden, TFB9 | by Vibe Tracks
A new Leaf, Stand Straight | by Silent Partner
Pontiac Shuffle | by ALBIS
Additional Music Composed by Samuel J. Hunt

[@GuitaristSJH]

Feel free to check out my video diary of my next ball machine :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqPWp3SFpKyUbLM

[@emilyknueven1717]

Samuel Hu

[@Agent234sp]

At first I thought: “Damn, 18 months! That’s a long time.” After Watching: “This person is an insanely fast worker.” The amount of creativity and variance in this build is astounding, the film work is excellent; really gives you a grasp on all the different parts. It just wowed me at every turn, constantly one upping itself. I have immense respect for this video and it’s creator, and I hope this gets a lot more views.

[@GuitaristSJH]

Thank you for your kind words :D

[@-DIYPRO-]

If people knew how long this took there wouldn't be any thumbs down. Looks great!

[@MelodyAMc14]

My six year old wants to build machines when he grows up and is constantly assembling chain reactions. He just finished his 100 book booklist so I showed him this video and then gave him his prize; a garbage bag full of used K'nex pieces. He is now happily building away, set on making a complex machine of his own. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@GuitaristSJH]

Glad to hear it! Good luck to the little guy :D

[@sundown798]

This should be displayed at the Boston Museum of Science. They have a crazy version of this type of machine must be 25 foot tall on display for decades.

[@FanPlastic]

the ferris wheel that powers a lift, the ball rolling on an instruction book, the amazing elevators, the thing that looks like the symbol on the command key of a Mac keyboard are just a few of the incredible features

[@GuitaristSJH]

Thank you :D

[@Verathuum]

You didn't name it the K'Nexus?

[@GuitaristSJH]

I guess i should have done! :D

[@hopeonelove4703]

Invention of the mind with the awesome power... The Power of K'NEX!

[@TheAndroidvsapple]

The spinning quad looping is amazing. Well done! Also the video is well edited!

[@SplatterFrog]

Great effort. Great setup. Enjoyed watching this video. Samuel Hunt - stay awesome!

[@ryanmichael6733]

this must be what happens when you give a DARPA employee k'nex to play with in his spare time

[@notarealspy4090]

*building rooms were not harmed in the making of this video and machine*

[@veggieboyultimate]

I am so disappointed i didnt have this as a kid

[@trippythecarrotgod8941]

Everybody leave a like for the shear amount of work put into this beauty

[@vilxux9752]

Trippy TheCarrotGod No

[@SKILLA-lu6xm]

The time,thought and effort put into this working contraption astounds me.just mind blown.definately n obsession n labour of love.so satisfying to watch.kinda reminds me of how da vinci saw the world.he described it as simple complexity.a series of simple things,arranged together to make more complex things.ive always wanted to make one myself.and i bet this all started as a small thing.and wound up as what we see here. #thenexuslife 👌👍👏🤝

[@ChadwickMann]

This video should have gone viral

[@GuitaristSJH]

+Spencer Wilson needs a few more shares ;D

[@ajurassicfan9557]

I love looking at all the working parts and the structures. Keep it up!

[@kevingarrett8403]

Amazing. I saw your computer too. That was even more amazing, because of the logic and the Boolean Algebra that was unseen to the naked eye, but a very integral part of the design.

[@eccentricweirdootaku]

I'll bet much of the time spent on this contraption was put into this wonderful camera work! The whole thing is absolutely incredible. Thanks for sharing!

[@GuitaristSJH]

It was not too bad actually! The editing took ages!

[@danielturner336]

LEGO wishes they could be this cool.

[@GodofThunder1248]

this thing is beyond the word badass, he should put the instructions online and all of the pieces he used online too so people like me can make it too

[@zhg4485]

Normally I would say "get a life" but I see you already have one. Great work!

[@adrianiscrazy8165]

This is actually a very impressive ball machine. Also the biggest one.

[@LaRheFlose]

ingenious!! outstanding!! and amazing!! definitely the best K'Nex ball machine I have seen to date 👍

[@Thibault_Art]

An absolute masterpiece.

[@GuitaristSJH]

Thank you :D

[@mbcommandnerd]

I love how Path 8 on Network 2 has a chain lift that only connects to the motor and moves when a ball comes and hits the trigger. That’s not seen on many ball machines, as most just run all the lifts constantly.

[@GuitaristSJH]

Thank you!

[@StepperByStepper]

You are brillant! So much energy in this. You should win a price for this!

[@chriswinkler284]

Insane is an understatement. Some of this music had a Daft Punk kind of sound to it, which is awesome. The Nexus is Knarley. Thanks for the upload =)

[@ravensrulzaviation]

Thats freaking totally insane, SO DAMN COOL!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very nice video and fun to watch. Simply amazing work of art. Have a nice day.

[@over00lordunknown12]

Pretty creative use of wheels to provide momentum and to control inertia... :)

[@kintamanijp8509]

this is unbelievable!!! SUPER!!! Congratulations!!!!! SUPER!!!!!!!

[@joserodrigorodrigo738]

It's a Magic Lottery! Excellent.

[@snowyicicle1335]

This is why I'm going to be a mechanical engineer

[@that1foxxo]

Wow, just........ man that was satisfying..... Sweet work.

[@jamescurfman3284]

What an INSANE Busy-Machine! GEEES! AWESOME!

[@level12lobster8]

16:15 Press F to pay respects to severed dino/dragon head

[@threeglassjars6051]

F

[@ianholland664]

F

[@KodePurp]

This definitely needs more love and views.

[@lupinedreamexpress]

NOW WE KNOW where all the k'nex pieces in the world went.

[@VirtualVernon]

This was a lot cooler then the computer which i thought was extremely boring.

[@socalwanderer4867]

Should called it the K'Nexus

[@hardpunkkore9235]

Pretty sweet dude. Seems like knex ball machines have been slowly dying out. I got a half finished one thats been sitting for over a year. I ran out of pieces and never really got around to scouring ebay for more.

[@GuitaristSJH]

Yeah seems that way I can remember there being a new one like every couple of weeks. Gumtree has been the best way to purchase k'nex recently!

[@federicofuentesc]

This is incredible. Congratulations.

[@jg-7780]

Incredible machine! I love the passion, creativity, ingenuity, and hard work that went only this project. Just curious, how long did it take to make those images where everything is black/white except the network you’re highlighting? That sounds like a lot of time spent going back and forth between the machine and photoshop.

[@GuitaristSJH]

It was pretty quick actually :)

[@Yuan-lo3zz]

i could power my cpu with that

[@mailmallett]

Work of art

[@DoubleMrE]

I haven’t got the slightest idea what is going on, but I like it ! 👍👌🤙

[@codes114]

This is the most oddly interesting channel.

[@demanifesteerder]

Very impressive! Love it!

[@hacquergames9601]

great job "finisher" this is really cool

[@masonsmocs]

Never have I ever felt more sad for an inanimate object then 6:50

[@GuitaristSJH]

love it!

[@FanPlastic]

MIND BLOWN

[@ianstephens333]

Cue the 1980's music used in educational videos in public schools.

[@Samuel_Hearfield]

Wow. How long did it take to design (not build but the actual designing of it)? So many complex parts, it must've been a nightmare at times. I wonder, did you have to plan on what sections to build first (considering the size of the project and some elements appearing to be way hard to reach)? How did you manage it. 2 years well spent I can tell you that! :D

[@GuitaristSJH]

I spent a long time (maybe 4 years) building prototypes and watching other people's machines - building up ideas. I was at uni (for 4 years) so had no space to build anything. I built the entire structure first, I had already built the rotating lift so that required a lot of space. then all the lifts got built. I had to move some elements around to get to the hard to reach places! I built all the elements as i went along for the most part! thank you for your comments :D

[@kriss204]

This is a whole city itself.

[@PotatoPhreak]

This is just absolutely amazing

[@CadetR]

I.. umm. I’m speechless

[@Eelcoscheers]

Just genius!!!👍💪

[@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY]

imagine his frustration if someone came in and destroyed the machine

[@Rockets2024Champs]

i've seen some other ones that I thought were crazy but none of them compare to this

[@johnjamesedwards3349]

Did anyone notice the Ultimate Big Air Ball lifter?

[@thenew4559]

This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Does anybody know any place where you can order specific pieces in specific colors at a reasonable price? I would like to try making something like this (obviously I won't do it this good, but nevertheless you have to start somewhere).

[@gandalfgrayhame5580]

New update for minecraft looks cool...

[@GoldenGamer-ys2yw]

holy crap this is huge

[@ghostham1635]

2 years!? that's a long time to be building a single machine!

[@GuitaristSJH]

It was on and off :)

[@thebowz998]

That thing’s huge!

[@sigfriedklein7043]

Some lucky people do not need to work and have a lot of free time to spare.......AMAZING!!!! HIPNOTIC !!

[@GuitaristSJH]

I do have a full-time job as well :D

[@fvandernoordt8041]

Wat geweldig Hoe lang ben je aan het bouwwerk bezig geweest ?

[@Rhythmmical]

That's not the Nexus. The Nexus has Picard and Kirk riding horses.

[@unrellated]

Samual Hunt, you stand accused of excessive genius. How do you plead?

[@slumpdogyt]

I remember these as a kid, the best i ever built was a ferris wheel llol

[@brendzdampferrattus873]

great but will it run minecraft

[@intuithue]

leave it to KZbin to have you feeling like you've never done anything significant with your life hahahaha // feeling fine about myself and then come across something like this :O

[@paulwalters4269]

Amanì Michael don't be horrible I bet you couldn't make something like that, he took up his time to make that machine and video so stop being mean

[@intuithue]

perhaps it wasn't clear in my tone, but my comment was to say that this creation is incredible :)

[@paulwalters4269]

Ok

[@SKILLA-lu6xm]

Amanì Michael 😂 the nexus life is the only life

[@getin3949]

I'm positive that you too Amani Michael have an amazing talent that you aren't even aware of.

[@kyanking3683]

So cool it's so awesome

[@jadenataylor]

Wow, God is real.

[@Knex101]

I remember seeing this video under a 100 views and then saying it needs more views than that. Now here we are with 162,448 views

[@chenmarkson7413]

so gooood

[@user-yr3uj6go8i]

I wish I still had creativity like yours. :(

[@mizscoleman]

The sounds of a working K'Nex ball machine is a GREAT source of ASMR. Lose the background music, and re-upload the video with "ASMR K'Nex" somewhere in the title and you would get a new audience (and therefore views) for your hard work.

[@GuitaristSJH]

Noted, will do it when I get a chance

[@mizscoleman]

My hero!!!

[@SupersuMC]

When I saw the quad loop I was going, "Um...Uh...Uhm...Um...Uh...Uhm...Uhhh...What the heck?!"

[@GuitaristSJH]

;D

[@іринадрака]

Very good

[@The96jonse]

nice ball machine!

[@pikachuarceus6160]

From what is it made

[@helensaunders6083]

wow thats amazing

[@jimjimfrancis22]

Is rope part of any knex set? Cause i don't think it is. And in that case this is not a Knex Ball Machine. This is a Samuel Hunt Ball Machine. Just saying.

[@GuitaristSJH]

I mean the electricity powering the motors is not technically 'knex' either...

[@jimjimfrancis22]

@@GuitaristSJH Great job but I mean me personally that would eat me up lol. If you cool with it whatever but I'd figure out a way to make it all 'Knex'.

[@acev271]

.....but what about moving day?

[@lowkye123]

It's sad that only 61,710 people have watched this, but millions of views for assholes with no talent doing dumb shit. Great work by the way. Looks awesome.

[@GuitaristSJH]

Thank you :D

[@vaikensverte2725]

It's so satisfiying!

[@Koolcoasterkid]

Nice machine!

[@KassRizk]

It's gigantic

[@autobahnmensch]

respect!

[@Pepsiboi160]

AND Amazing!!!

[@milk_chemistry]

Someone needs to make a full hallway of knex gbc

[@deadpoetxociety]

🔥

[@mnwebsource2286]

Epic!

[@Geoffsmeg]

Awesome!

[@robertparrinello1687]

This is cool great vid

[@therealchest9755]

Wow!!!

[@aaronmicalowe]

How many divorces did this cost? Lol

[@pali_aha2781]

None. The wife (& girlfriends) are safely locked down w/shackles in the attic.

[@karmasandy]

i feel inadequate as a human :)