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UPDATE 19-08:
I am making a Marble Machine for Maron, a son from a customer who visited my site. It has a spiral elevator in the center of the cube shaped marble machine. The spiral elevator is driven by a 24 volts motor underneath the funnel shaped bottom (near the wooden xylophone). The elevator brings marbles to the top to roll down via some paths with funnels, jump tracks, nail boards, tipover, switches, etc. I started building in April 2011, it’s finished now, but i must first do some testing and finetuning before delivery.
See this video
New video uploaded
Tools used:
- router with 3/4” rounded routing bit for chute like routings perfect for marbles
- scroll saw
- band saw
- drill press
- sander
And many more
More info: See this forum topic on my site
The dimensions are 62 X 62 X 62 cm (2ft x 2ft x 2ft).
Update 19th august 2011: I have reassembled the MM and tested it before making the video. Hope you enjoy it.
-- My unique hobby http://www.marblerun.org
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Shrub
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#1 posted 657 days ago
I better not let my son see this! I know what he will be wanting to do all weekend
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MShort
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#2 posted 657 days ago
I love these machines. Very cool lift design that you did on this one. Thanks for posting the video.
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NormG
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#3 posted 657 days ago
These are such wonderful items to play with. Yoiu just leave it on the coffee table and people just gravitate to them. Looks great
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missingdigitworkshop
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#4 posted 657 days ago
Very cool.
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jelleknikkers
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#5 posted 657 days ago
Here’s a list with track elements used in this Marble Machine:
- 4 funnels
- 3 nail boards (it makes a funny noise when marbles bounce through it)
- switch board with 6 switches (flipflops) and 4 exits
- slalom tracks
- Maron name plate (a labyrinth track)
- 2 xylophones: a metal one (metalophone) and a wooden one
- Bell board with 7 bicycle bells, 3 springs and some nails
- 2 pendulums
-- My unique hobby http://www.marblerun.org
gurnie
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#6 posted 657 days ago
I don’t have a kid yet but when i do have one i’m making them ones of these. I love it. I am totally bonkers for it.
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jelleknikkers
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#7 posted 642 days ago
Update: It’s finished, i have placed new photos and a new video.
-- My unique hobby http://www.marblerun.org
helluvawreck
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#8 posted 642 days ago
You did a fine job on it and it looks like a lot of fun and I’ll bet that it was also a lot of fun to build as well.
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jelleknikkers
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#9 posted 640 days ago
I have placed a new video, the view counter was frozen, now it’d resetted.
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