Marble Machine Track Selector Mechanism

Lifts 8 marbles per crank turn.

Marble machine track selector mechanism.

I hadn t actually planned on building a second marble machine but in march 2000 i had an idea for building a better marble elevating device plus i had enough time on my hand to actually build a machine using this principle. My fascination with gears mechanisms marble machines and history formed my inspiration for this model. Independent interchangeable such that each contains everything necessary to execute the desired functionality. I have not built one yet but i want to.

The marble conveyor belt is completed and it delivers perfectly. If you can get it to the top gravity will do the rest. There are endless ways to lift a ball high enough to get your marble machine running. They have great ideas and amazing wood working skills.

See more ideas about automata wood toys marble tracks. Until then i will have to settle for the work of some of these marble machine masters. Shown in the picture is the first flipflop and one of the secondary flip flops on the left. Building marble machine 2.

At the top of the marble machine there are three marble flip flops which divide the marble stream into 4 separate streams. Marblevator mechanisms is the latest in my marblevator series of marble machines and features the quickest marble lift mechanism i ve ever designed. The piece of coat hanger wire right above the marble on the picture ensures that marbles leaving the. There is something about building a marble machine that makes me feel like i could control the world.

Marble machines are fun. Nov 20 2019 marble track inspiration automata mechanism. Thanks to it being driven by ratchets and pistons it ma.