Woodgears Marble Machine

Marble machines are complicated but useless pieces of toy machinery that automate the process of playing with marbles.

Woodgears marble machine.

Thanks to paul grundbacher for the inspiration. The moving ramps are based on paul grundbacher s machine etagen. Went over to visit my friend matthias today he runs the woodgears ca website. So i designed and built a new and improved version of the machine in 2011.

The marble machine weights 30 pounds stands 30 inches high the base is 19 square and the ring gears are 14 1 2 diameter. I plan to build more marble machines. It adds binary numbers. It moves over 7000 bearings per hour and holds with 75 bearings.

A plastic bottle cap shooter. Marble machine 2 1 is a new and improved version of my old marble machine 2 that i build in 2000. Mechanical counter like old car odometers. Building instructions the plans include an extensive writeup on how to build the marble pump marble run building blocks and marble machine.

Marble run blocks build marble runs. 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. Definitely worth checking out his site and youtube channel if you are into woodworking. I also built a wooden light stand for lighting for making better pictures and video based on a design by john heisz.

This automation could in theory lead to gains in productivity as people are now freed up to pursue more productive goals. Construction was from april 20 to june 25 several hours a day. Jenga pistol the game of jenga will never be the same. Marble machine 2 1 crank it for a cacophony.