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Dave wanted to do another chain-up-the-middle tower, but this time without the angle. We had to use two long tubes to properly support the lift motor, which is probably reason enough to return to the short-tubes-on-bottom frameworks. Viewed: 1828 times.
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The top paddle switch either sends the ball to the steep ramp in the back or the lower paddle switch. The steep ramp feeds the loop. The lower paddle can send the ball to the double trampoline jump or into the vortex. The double jump is preceded by two long, shallow ramps with the xylophone bell in the middle. the vortex is fed by the adjustable xylophone-style trap. *Viewed: 1517 times.
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This angle provides a better view of the path into the vortex. The turn coming out of the loop and dropping onto the lower of the two trampolines is visible below the vortex feeder. *Viewed: 1549 times.
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The pendulum switch under the vortex sends the ball to one of two paths back to the catch tray. The path to the right is notable for its length, going around the back corner and coming almost all the way back across the tower. The multi-ball trap isn't serving any particular purpose there, but it's nice to include it. The left path is notable because it's our first track to pass through the pendulum. The 180 is interesting, but the reason isn't obvious from this angle. Viewed: 1730 times.
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Dave's two proudest pieces of this tower are the chain bucket placement and the single/double jump. The chain has several sections in which three buckets are placed only a few links apart, giving the tower's rhythm more ebb and flow. Viewed: 1548 times.
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The tower survived the trip back to my place with very little damage. Dave's station wagon accomodated the framework admirably. The only bit we had to remove first was the very long ball return. *Viewed: 1606 times.
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Who can resist a double jump? The flash-lit track extending away near the top of this shot ends with the xylophone bell. The ball leisurely returns along the lower track and drops onto the top trampoline. The turn coming out of the loop drops directly onto the lower trampoline. This required extensive tuning, as you might imagine. *Viewed: 2104 times.
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