HOW TO MAKE A PINBALL MACHINE: Kinetic Diverter Take 2
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- HOW TO MAKE A PINBALL MACHINE: Kinetic Diverter Take 2
Quick video showing an updated version of the kinetic diverter that is angled differently to work better with gravity so that the ball doesn't get rejected anymore.
Looking good!
great idea the diverter :) maybe I'll try to put one in my pinball :) Thanks for the video !
You’re welcome! I’d love to see your project if you have anything posted anywhere- let us know
@@thepinballroom I will try to make a youtube video, but it's not finished yet, and it evolve everyday :)
A couple of ideas to get your diverter to "index" more consistently: Small magnets on the back of the two side arms that are attracted towards the back of the mechanism, or any kind of spring that connects to from the tip of the middle arm, to somewhere behind the pivot point.
Both will make the diverter want to "rest" on either one side of the other.
Great ideas thank you!!
Nice !
Thanks for the update
may be you should tighten up the bolt a little bit more ... just enought so the diverter can not bounce, but can still swap back and forth... Friction is not always a bad thing ;-)
cheers from France
Laurent.
Yeah the post I’m using I can’t tighten any more, but I’m going to need to find a different post I think and try what you’re suggesting
That exactly what I thought;-). Try some rubber or steel washers between your diverter and your ramp too. With this you should also be able to tighten it with your actual post;-). Im in another problem at the moment.....Im searching for a way to slow down a ball after it hits a standup target (I dont want to use a magnet). The target sits at the end of two lane guides that are 5 centimetre apart from each other. Im thinking about to narrowing the the guides from 5 centimetres to 3 so that the ball is breaking down its speed a bit.....but I dont think that this would be enough. If someone has a suggestion for me .......;-)
@@bsth_pinball6043 ah yeah good point I could just throw in a bunch of washers to take up the extra space - as for slowing down the ball after a standup, hmmmmm in what anount of space? And how much do you need to slow it down? Details, I need more details 😉
@@thepinballroom My problem is: Ive build a danesi lock. The mechanic and programming works perfect. The problem is when the ball hits the standup target at the end of the danesi lock it bounces back such fast that only my the first target (of two) can catch the ball. For the second target (which is also narrower to the standup target) the ball is too fast and the dropdown target is too slow to catch the ball. I now had added some optos to activate the targets when the ball enters the danesi lock. Its better a bit and sometimes the second dropdowntarget can catch the ball now too. But often the ball is too fast and the dropdown target is too slow. So my thought is to slow down the ball a bit after or before it reaches the end of the danesi lock. I also will test some foam at the end of the danesi lock to slow it down when it bounces at the back of the danesi lock;-)
I hope you understand my problem now....sorry my english is not the best....
@@bsth_pinball6043 aaahh! Yes, I completely understand- how much space do you have between the stand up and the first drop target? I’m curious because I plan on doing something almost identical at the end of my three drop targets, too! Hahah, I’ve been planning on optos but don’t know yet how much space I’ll need to make it work. Lmk what you figure out, I won’t be working on that fir a few weeks still
Yayyy a new video
is there an updated fusion file of the finished ramp i could grab? i got the one from your google drive but it looks to be pretty different from where you ended up
Do you use pla? Can you do a video of your 3d printer setup and settings?
Yep all PLA so far, I have some PETG I’m going to try at some point, but yeah I can do a quick video of my printer setup 👍
@@thepinballroom I think petg is a good idea. It will probably last much longer as it is not as hard and brittle as PLA. Still pretty easy to print with a quality 3D printer :)
I found your videos because I also just recently started to work on a DIY pinball machine. Although I will try to do even more by myself, like the whole code and at least some of the PCBs. I am currently designing and testing (almost) completely 3D printed flipper assemblies :) I bought a solenoid with a plunger a couple of screws and a ball bearing and will see how far I will get ^^
@@TheLoaderB0T Love to hear that you’ve got a project you’re working on! Please share as get things going!! Are you printing out just the flipper bracket portion or also trying to fully 3D print a flipper bat ? I wonder how well that would work/ hold up to the force of the coil and pinball.
And yes, I keep putting it off but need to try out the petg on my prusa printer to see how well it holds up
@@thepinballroom Oh well I tried to reply with a few links to gifs of my current 3D model. Seems like they got removed, maybe you can allow them somehow? ^^
@@TheLoaderB0T I have no idea how to do that sorry- but you can email them to me thepinballroom at gmail dot com?
Do you have a problem with the stairs magnetizing the ball?
Not yet, *knock on wood, haha.
This isn't related to this specific video but what computer are you currently planning to attach that will be running mission pinball in your final build? I am looking to start a project and I was wondering if a raspberry pi would be sufficient? What do you think?
For just running your completed game, they say a raspberry pi3 is sufficient 👍