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14th January 2021, 12:42 AM #1New Member
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Marble Machine - Wooden Mechanical Toy
Hi Woodworkers,
I would like to share the video of this toy I have finished a few months ago. Plenty of fun watching the mechanisms and adventure of the marbles trying not to fall from the machine. No special tools, laser or cnc applied here. Only basic cutting tools, brazilian woods and lots of patience.
Thanks. Comments and suggestions are welcome. Pls share it if you like it.
Best regards,
GWeigert.
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14th January 2021, 09:09 AM #2GOLD MEMBER
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I love it.
Top work
Regards
Keith
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14th January 2021, 12:55 PM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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Fantastic, reminds me of the old Mousetrap game. Hours of fun there!
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14th January 2021, 02:49 PM #4Mug punter
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very cool ... well done .. one of my (currently unfulfilled) ambitions is to do one of those
regards david
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14th January 2021, 03:03 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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Fantastic!
Where do you get the plans for this?
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14th January 2021, 03:26 PM #6New Member
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Hi. There were no plans. First, the mechanism to lift the balls was based (visually) on others automata machines and I tried to replicate that. The descent and the lifting arm came from a few ideas, building, testing and fixing, till it worked properly.
Some ideas came from my little daughters and I was challenged to make it work.
You can see that the descent part is a module that can be changed. So, the fun has not ended because we can try new descent ideas and change it anytime. Suggestions are welcome!
Thanks,
GWeigert.
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14th January 2021, 03:47 PM #7
Oh man, now Im off on youTube dreaming of monster lounge room filling marble machines
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14th January 2021, 04:23 PM #8
What a fantastic build and without plans, TOP MARKS sir, very well done!
Cheers, crowie
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