Life Size Knight

After weeks of working on this build, it's finally complete! I wasn't keeping track of how many knex pieces I used, but I estimate I used over 3000 pieces! It's over 6' tall including the base and the "feathers," but the body size is around 5'6". The broadsword is a bit shy of 5'. There are 72 red rods that make up the "feathers" on the helmet. The fingers are made up of 84 red connectors.

Spool Holder

I realize it's been a little while since I've put up a build. Life's been crazy busy, and I'm still working on my huge project. Good news, though! I only have a couple more hours of work on my big build! YAY!

Today, the hubby and I were brainstorming, what would my crafty self use in my new craft room? My hubby suggested a spool holder, which is brilliant! I have a thread box, but it only holds like 18 spools. Well, my thread collection has outgrown it. So, I tested the spools on a K'nex rod and found out that it is literally the perfect size for all of the spools of thread that I own! But anyways, you probably didn't want a whole long spiel, so without further ado, here ya go!

Have an idea for my next knex build? Please let me know!

Sneak Peek

Remember a while back I was talking about a massive knex build? Well, I wanted to give you a little sneak peak of it today. This part of my massive build taught me that not all builds are going to be cut and dry. I had to rework different parts of it multiple times because it "wasn't standard." It required a unique type of structural work. You will have to excuse the poor camera quality. I snapped these pictures with my phone. =P

DVD Holder

For those of you who know me and the hubby, you know that we own a lot of DVD's and blu-rays. Well, we don't exactly have a ton of shelving for our DVD's (which we like to keep in our living room), so today's build is meant to remedy this. The knex DVD holder can hold 43 standard DVD cases (which should mean that it can hold even more standard blu-ray cases). I would like to make it rotate at some point or another, but for now, I was just interested in functionality/DVD storage. It is only about 30" tall, and looks pretty classy (at least, I think it does =P).

Bedside Book Holder

Have you ever been lying in bed just wishing your favorite book was near at hand? Now, some of us have a nightstand, but I am on the side of the bed that does not. So, I made a holder that latches onto the side of my bed frame. It can hold remotes, books, a phone, coffee, a tablet, a netbook, a journal, tissues, glasses, an ipod, or most anything else you'd need at night. Sorry for the photo quality, but once I got it on the bed frame, I didn't feel like taking it back off. =P

Comment what knex build you would like to see next! =D

Upgraded Cookbook Holder (Now Portable!)

A visitor to my blog created a cookbook holder based off of the previous one I posted because he wanted to create one that would fold up. He asked for some suggestions on how to make mine more portable/foldable. So, I pulled out the K'nex this morning and set to work on it. The new version folds almost completely flat. It's about an inch thick when folded up. I used my largest cookbook to test it out. I am including a lot of pictures so that it can easily be copied.

Folded

Folded

First part unfolded and in place

Second part unfolded and in place

I used red (or in this case green) rods with orange connectors and the smallest rod on top to support the back. The three small rods simply slip right into the two yellows on the side and the white in the middle.

This version is slightly taller and wider than the last one.

I used a hinge mechanism that would allow for all parts to fold virtually flat.

View of the back.

Another view of it folded flat. The grey rod that is not connected in the front is what I use to stabilize the front part of the stand (pictured next)

The grey rod simply slips into the three grey V connectors to keep them flat once the stand is set up

My largest cookbook is a Taste of Home binder. The holder was able to support it fairly easily. I noticed a little bit of strain on the lower front part, but it held up pretty well.

Let me know what you think of the revised knex build!

Rock Band Guitar Stands

This next knex build comes to you on the heels of a Rock Band kick my husband and I have been on. I made these stands to keep the guitars off of the floors and furniture. They aren't the most sturdy build ever, but they serve their purpose.