The most SATISFYING homemade TOY! (build video)

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Code: github.com/JensMakerAdventure...
Models Thingiverse: www.thingiverse.com/thing:638...
Models Printables: www.printables.com/model/6881...
Music composed and performed by me @JensEast
Additional material:
- Front cover panels: transparant acrylic sheets. They are useful for not getting balls shot in your eyes. I laser cut these.
- Stepper motor NEMA 17HS4023 nl.aliexpress.com/item/100500...
- On/Off switch, footprint hole in front cover is 13.7 mm high and 8.8 mm wide nl.aliexpress.com/item/400116...
- Arduino CNC shield V3 nl.aliexpress.com/item/325486...
- Arduino, any 5V type will do
- Dupont wires
- TMC2208 stepper driver nl.aliexpress.com/item/100500...
- Rotary Encoder Module Voor Arduino nl.aliexpress.com/item/100500...
- Spring. I took one from an assorted spring package that suited.
- Metal balls, I used 9 mm ones nl.aliexpress.com/item/100500...
- Power supply, I used a 12V I still had from an old modem for the stepper driver and used the voltage regulator on the arduino for 5V
- Threaded inserts for M2 (large gear) and M3 (rack).
- Bolts and nuts in M2 and M3 in various sizes, with O-rings.
- Bearing 17mm outside diameter, 6mm inside diameter, thickness 5 or 6 mm
0:00 Intro
1:17 Launcher concept
2:00 3D designs
2:29 Threaded inserts
3:39 Testing
4:06 Summary
5:00 The Toy Running

[@EidolonArt]

Awesome video Jens, I can't wait to see what you create next! I love that you talk about what you learnt from the project at the end of the video

[@JensMakerAdventures]

Thanks for your friendly comment and feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed the video

[@TheNivlac13]

Should make the play field more like a Pachinko machine!

[@JensMakerAdventures]

Good suggestion! In my first draft, I actually had all launched balls split into two sections. One was all slides and the other was a Pachinko field (by using something like nails). In the end I went with just the slides, but I think scaling the project up and adding more Pachinko style stuff would be sweet!

[@JonTT]

i love your videos you give me motivasion to work on my own stuff .
thank you

[@JensMakerAdventures]

Wow, that's an awesome compliment! Thank you! 😃 And yes, you should keep working on your own projects if it makes you happy! ☀️

[@OnreinKalfje]

Marvelous marble machine!

[@JensMakerAdventures]

Thank you! 😃

[@hermankopinga]

Great video, if I had more time (needed less sleep?) I would have edited a 10 hour version out of the last two minutes of running.
Also: lovely use of music. A very complete presentation of a satisfying project, in this way it feels like more than the sum of it’s parts.

[@JensMakerAdventures]

Thank you for the positive message! Yes, it is mesmerizing. Was a good idea to add the 2 minutes at the end!

[@TonySteinbach]

Great video, earned a sub!

[@JensMakerAdventures]

Thank you! 😃

[@19slshaw63]

Very satisfying indeed!
So, I was wondering if glass or maybe acrylic marbles would possibly be a suitable substitution for the steel balls?

[@JensMakerAdventures]

Thank you! And I think that would work, yes! If using this design you'd only need them to be the same diameter the original steel balls were.

[@TheIcePikmin]

Where can I buy this.

[@JensMakerAdventures]

Hey! I'm glad you like it 😀 You can download the 3D files for free from the links in the description, however I'm not selling the toy as of now.

[@unoriginalpun]

Very cool build! If it wasn’t so noisy I’d think about one for my desktop at work.

[@JensMakerAdventures]

That would be cool but indeed, your colleagues would probably not appreciate it.

[@SanderMakes]

"Prusa i3 mk2 (open for sponsorship)"
My man really dissing the Maakplek printer 🥲

[@JensMakerAdventures]

Haha no no, I meant no offense 😂