3D Printed marble machine
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- This is the second marble Roll I've made. The first was made from wood and was about the size of this one, 2'X4'. That was 30 years ago, or more. I decided to try and print one after buying an Ender 3 Pro 3D printer.
I used Fusion 360 by Autodesk for all the design work. This was my first experience using a 3D cad program.
* Note to anyone wanting to reproduce what is shown in the video; First step would be to buy 5.0mm Stainless Steel Ball Chain and try to create a loop of 68 balls for the drive chain. You cannot use the splicing links as they are too bulky. The fabrication of the chain loops was fairly difficult.
Also, there are 73 files.
* I am currently working on another version that doesn't involve splicing the ball chain. I plan on making all .STL files available and instructions for anyone wanting to build their own.
Incredible! That lifting mechanism with the magnets is extremely clever. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you very much!
What you do when you have 14 rolls of gold filament, 100 screws, 50 molybdenum magnets and 4 ball bearings and a thousand hours free time just lying around. :D Awesome, entertaining and very, very clever. As others have said, thanks for sharing.
I’m partially retired, bust my butt in the summer, then hunker down for the New Hampshire winter.
@@ebwpob53One helluva way of spending retirement. Good things, keep up!
Now this is what I am talking about!! much better than when I was going to try and make this out of copper and glass marbles on a steel frame...
what program are you using to help you design these?
How far did you get on copper design?
100% but had to sell it when I moved from Japan to the US
Wow that’s so neat. Looks like I would be putting a lot of quarters in that machine to watch. Really nice. A job well done. Thanks for posting fine engineering
Nice design choice with the 'chain'
Nicely done Eric! I have been working on my 3D printed marble machine for weeks now with many more to go.
Thank you very much! I'd really like to see what you've created when you're done. I'm Working on my second 3D printed one now. This next one, I'm trying to make it easier for people who would like to print it out and assemble for them selves.
Amazing
THIS IS AMAZING!!! *****
Super cool. Freue mich drauf, dieses Teil nach zu bauen, wenn es verfügbar ist.
This is really cool!
It's sad that there's no file to produce this work.
Great use of magnets.
Really nice work.
Thank you, I appreciate it.👍
Super cool
Awesome!
Really very nice!!!! Im a fan of this "toys", I could call tghis art. Any chance you can share your thingiverse link or share the files?
Looks great! However it looks like you’ll only need to smooth out the inside of the track to help the marbles roll down the track.
I wanted the marbles to travel slowly, all but 3 of the features uses a twin rail system. The "rails" are very close to the rotational centers of the marbles. They are moving slowly, but spinning rather quickly.
This is great. I would love to make one with my son. Please let us know if we can download your files somewhere!
Working on an easier one to assemble now. Files will all be available.
Is the stuttering at the top elevator caused by the cumulative backlash? it's very interesting to watch it become more and more distinct.
I believe it's a minor design flaw in the chain cogs. The balls in the ball chain seem to get hung up when they're supposed to be withdrawing from the cog. If I were to redesign them, I would make the fillet around the top edge larger. Thanks for watching.
Awesome
Two words ... Martin Molin.
Hello.
I was moved by your work and decided to buy a 3D printer.
Thank you for your kind words. I hope you enjoy your new hobby.
This is awesome! 👍👍 Any chance you’re sharing your files somewhere?
Thank you. Working on an easier one to assemble now. Files will all be available.
Good morning. Congratulations to you, what you have done is magnificent!!!! Are you an artist ! would it be possible to share or sell the files to me? My wife loves it and I would like to make her, thank you in advance
Hello jean, thank you for your kind words. I am currently working on my 3rd Marble machine, with the intent of making it easier for others to make their own. All files will be available for free (tips appreciated) on Thingiverse. I will make how-to videos available for anyone wanting to build their own. You can search Thingiverse for designers, then enter Eric Wiest, I'm the one from New Hampshire.
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I replied to you but my message disappeared, did you remove it? otherwise I wanted to know how many parts are missing on thingiverse to make the model for this video? Congratulations again to you the artist, you make us dream with your creations;)
@@jean-louisletiti9163 Hello, and no, I did not remove your message, sorry it's missing. Can't say how many files are missing as it is not complete yet. I'm still actively designing parts. I will be uploading a video soon of how to make the wooden mount for the marble roll.
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awesome !! Thank you very much Eric, I will follow all this ;) . on my previous message, I had put the link of your thingiverse so that friends can find it easily: th-cam.com/video/dzRCIZT4wvE/w-d-xo.html . Good luck for the future, friendly, jean-louis (french)
Good evening, I wanted to know if this was still relevant? are you still working on your 3rd project?
Hi Eric,
What is the diameter of the marbles you use? Nice marble run. Greets Sander
I used 1/2” ball bearings from amazon. VOLV Precision 100 1/2" Inch (.50) Chrome Steel Bearing Balls G25
wow, please tell me you have the stls files for this
I would like to purchase the stl files aswell if that’s possible
Hello Hector, sorry,I don’t have those files saved as STL. I have started working on another marble machine that I am saving as STL files. The ones I have completed are available on Thingiverse. Go to “Designers” then search for Eric Wiest, I’m the one in New Hampshire.
Is this for sale??
Everything is for sale! I guess it depends on where you live. This is a large item to send. Also, hanging them is very particular. It has to hang exactly level in relation to where it was when I built it, or it won't work. There's about $300 of materials and 200-300 hours of designing and building.....$$$