Marble Machine Lifting Mechanism

Trying out yet another marble lifting technique for the top lift of the marble machine x.

Marble machine lifting mechanism.

I saw the wooden roller chain in a video by michael schultheiss it was a lot of work to make this chain but it runs without problems. Thanks dug it is with great pleasure that i inform you that steve good proprietor of the scrollsaw workshop has created downloadable plans and a three part video series to help you make the hand cranked marble machine shown here. My fascination with gears mechanisms marble machines and history formed my inspiration for this model. Marblevator mechanisms is the latest in my marblevator series of marble machines and features the quickest marble lift mechanism i ve ever designed.

A marble lift is any device designed to move a marble from the bottom of your machine to the top. This automation could in theory lead to gains in productivity as people are now freed up to pursue more productive goals. Instead of picking up the marble and. There are endless ways to lift a ball high enough to get your marble machine running.

If you can get it to the top gravity will do the rest. The flip flop from your marble machines inspired me to build this machine. Marble machines are complicated but useless pieces of toy machinery that automate the process of playing with marbles. Take a look at these awesome videos to get a few great ideas for lifting the balls of your own marble machine.

On payment you will be able to download your plans immediately or you will receive an e mail from us with instructions to complete your download. Take a sheet of paper and draw out some ideas. What is a marble lift. Added base 2 stl with a slightly longer track.

Each of these plans has an instruction showing the detail assembly of the project. The marble often bounced out of the machine so i added catch nets made of dowels. Drawn plans for many of the marble machine projects on this website. Last weeks solution failed as it became uglier than allowed.