Woodgears Marble Machine

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Woodgears marble machine.

So i designed and built a new and improved version of the machine in 2011. Building instructions the plans include an extensive writeup on how to build the marble pump marble run building blocks and marble machine. Http woodgears ca marbleadd a simulation of the machine. The marble machine weights 30 pounds stands 30 inches high the base is 19 square and the ring gears are 14 1 2 diameter.

It moves over 7000 bearings per hour and holds with 75 bearings. It adds binary numbers. Marble machines are complicated but useless pieces of toy machinery that automate the process of playing with marbles. Marble machine 2 1 crank it for a cacophony.

I also built a wooden light stand for lighting for making better pictures and video based on a design by john heisz. I plan to build more marble machines. Jenga pistol the game of jenga will never be the same. People often asked for plans for that machine but the machine was totally cobbled together one piece at a time so it wasn t the sort of thing i could draw plas for.

Construction was from april 20 to june 25 several hours a day. Thanks to paul grundbacher for the inspiration. Marble pump marble elevator column enclosure marble run building blocks profiles these images provide templates to use for cutting out or checking the shape of some of your parts. Mechanical counter like old car odometers.

This automation could in theory lead to gains in productivity as people are now freed up to pursue more productive goals. Marble machine 2 1 is a new and improved version of my old marble machine 2 that i build in 2000. Went over to visit my friend matthias today he runs the woodgears ca website. Marble run blocks build marble runs.