How it Works - Rokr Marble Night City
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ส.ค. 2021
- Follow the steel marbles on a surprising journey through the Rokr Marble Night City.
In the previous 5 videos you could see how this track is built.
Volg de stalen knikkers op hun verrassende reis door de Rokr Marble Night City.
In de voorgaande 5 video’s hebben jullie kunnen zien hoe deze baan gebouw is.
Folgen Sie den Stahlmurmeln auf einer überraschenden Reise durch die “Rokr Marble Night City”. In den vorherigen 5 Videos konnte man sehen, wie diese Bahn aufgebaut ist.
Music:
Hickory Hollow - Dan Lebowitz
Merry go round - Dan Lebowitz
(TH-cam Audio Library) - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Thanks so very much for making this video, Leo! Some of the pictures are unclear and your detailed angles really, really helped a lot!
Thanks for the compliment 😊
I built the pinball over the holidays and it took me 3 days to finish.
This so much fun to build i could not getaway from it they did a great job creating it.
If this is like the pinball i suspect it should be great. The workmanship in these kits are amazing.
They are nice kits and it is fun to build them. However, it took me a bit longer because I had to film all the construction steps as well.
it was the best marble run kit that I have done, pieces fit precisely and it actually works very well. I added an electric motor and some micro switches and led lights
I also thought that was the best track....but now that I have built the Galaxy Marble Run by WoodTrick I have changed my opinion 😊. And that one already has an electric motor.
By the way, nice job what you have done with your marble tracks👍.
Where did you find a motor and how does it attach?
I too would also love to know about the motor please
@@kimhewitt9413 N? was suelzst
Tank you very much! So great and beautiful ....
You're welcome
Hallo Leo, ein tolles Stück Technik, schön gebaut und gut in Szene gesetzt. Du hast mich überzeugt, ich habe mir das Teil bestellt.
👍 Viel Spaß beim Bauen. Und ich freue mich auf dein Video 🎬
This is a fun little project my husband got me for Christmas. I'm still plugging away at it, and can't wait to see if it'll work as well as the one in this video. :)
👍Enjoy building 😊
Super-helpful, thanks!
Thanks for the compliment. I always enjoy it when my videos can help someone.
Thank you for your video, I just ordered this, will be my first marble run . I like the "chance" rocker on the top, so can get stochastic results.
🙂 thank you for the comment. And succes with the build 👍
Finally an intelligent "toy of sorts" forcing the brain to really engage! Love it!
👍It forces not only the brain to engage, but also your fingers 😉
Wat fijn dat je ook laat zien dat er wel eens wat breekt, of dat je wat vergeet, of wat andersom plaatst. Soms denk ik dat ik de enige ben die dat overkomt.
Ook de fouten zijn een leermoment. (maar ik laat niet alle fouten zien. Anders duren de video's te lang😉)
Thank you for your video as I saw those puzzles online and my inner kid is running everywhere in me, wanting one. ; )
Thank you for your response and the compliment. In me, the inner child has also awakened and I am having fun building kits like this.
Just saw an ad on Facebook for this and drew my curiosity. Checked Amazon for any reviews with videos and should have just started with TH-cam.
Interesting concept
Thank you for your reaction. Indeed there are many videos on TH-cam about this kind of 3D Puzzles. Just look how many videos on this topic are on my channel. This marble track is also one of my favorites.
I have this kit waiting to put together. Might start it tonight.
👍 Good luck and have fun building.
Sounds fun
😊👍
I just got mine today. Thank you so much for the video. This will help alot
Thanks. Good luck with the build 👍
I really like that
I liked that one, too. And it was fun to build that one.
//well this was like a good book, once you started reading it you didn't want to put it down. It took me about five days to finish the project and breaking about five tracks, boards and whatever you want to call them, I ended up gluing them back together and also using a glue gun with hot glue to get them back together again. It worked for a few items but when I went to put them in place I had to remove some of the glue from the glue gun. I have a few areas that I have to check because the balls won't go through two areas and the balls get stuck in two places where it looks like I need to get a little more slant on the area to keep them flowing... Working on that part right now?... I am checking on the left over parts to see if I missed using them. Patience - - - - Patience..... Ron
😂😂👍👍 hilarious story. But: you get it done!!
(I was hoping you made a video of it)
Haha same here. I broke the very first track. I had to glue it back. After that I haven’t broke anything. It took me 2 days to complete. Putting in 8 hrs at a time. Very fun
Same with me lol
I had same problem. Marbles got stuck because the bend was uphill
Finished it about an hour ago. Not everything is working yet: the angle isn't quite right on a couple of the slides*, so the balls don't continue on until I jiggle it, and the collection and release isn't 'releasing'. Generally it's working better than I thought it would though, even though I can't snap the funnel cyclotron quite in place, nor the collection slide. It'll be fun to tinker with it later--that was a fun project and your videos helped a lot! You're right--so many extra pieces, and sadly a large amount of waste. I'm sure it's that way with all the projects in your vids.
* the base that everything sits in (the G plate) is warped, so that may be causing some of it. I'm going to screw the whole thing down onto plywood to straighten it.
Good luck with the adjustments.
Built it all in one day as per instructions, without glue or other tools other than what was in the box. The balls wouldn’t slide smoothly through the ramps, and got stuck everywhere. The next day I bought crazy glue and glued the ramps together. I also had a problem where the ball would lose momentum and stop in the corner of the last ramp before intersecting with the other bottom ramp. My fix (which was not in the instructions) was to glue the corner of ramp rail to the surface of the ramp. This seemed to do the trick and now everything is running smoothly.
The only problem that I could not find a way to fix is the release at the top. If you crank the wheels too quickly the ball will remain on the acrylic gear and fall off the machine rather than go on the ramp. It’s incredibly annoying, and the only solution is to move slowly and keep an eye on the balls as they’re moving up.
Other than that it’s a fun and decent project that works 80% efficiency if you use glue and 50% if you don’t.
Thank you for your reaction. But as you can see in my construction videos of this marble track, I have not encountered any major problems. I only had to use wood glue in few places. And still now it runs without any problems. So everyone has their own experiences with this kit.
I read the instructions very carefully and yet the marbles halt in a bend because the bend is uphill. I don't understand what mistake I made. I have to push the marbles with my finger so that they move
Too bad, but it shouldn't be like that. You haven't posted any pictures or video of your track. So I cannot see what is wrong. Maybe you can make small modifications to the track so the marble can still keep running.
Some one known if is possible use some kind of lubricant. The mine not run constant.
When building, you use wax as a lubricant. Furthermore, you need to make sure that the transitions between the different parts of the track are tight and smooth. And, of course, always check that the entire track runs downhill properly.
I can't get the "seasaw" at the top to flip the ball bearings both ways. Any tips? Also, in a few places the balls are stuck underneath one of the bridges.
When installing the seesaw, make sure it is seated all the way. If it sits too high or crooked, it will not work properly. Also, check carefully that the support is seated correctly (deep enough) in the base plate.
If marbles get stuck under a bridge, then the track is not installed properly. Look carefully in the instructions to see if the track is properly seated in the supports. If it is not, then the track is too high and the marbles will not be able to pass under the bridge.
Good luck with troubleshooting
I can’t get the small ball release paddle to release the ball. When the ball hits the paddle the ball gets stuck at the top and won’t fall. I don’t understand what I’ve done wrong.
Too bad you didn't make a video during the build. Therefore, I cannot see where you may have gone wrong.
It is not working for me. After build everything. The ball cant get through all the track
Too bad, but then I think maybe something went wrong somewhere during construction.
I just finished mine. The ball putting past the T piece at 1:47 doesnt happen for me. T Piece is plenty loose, but the ball just stops. And it can fill all the way up with the rest of the balls, and still doesnt move forward to let the balls through, or the top ones drop. Any tips?
You haven't posted any pictures or video of your marble track. So I can't see what's wrong. I can only advise ng to look very carefully in the building instructions to see if you may have placed something wrong or perhaps backwards.
I wasnt aware we could post pictures on youtube comments. It looks identical to your video. It has been created correctly. Everything is around the right way. I have double checked it all. The T part moves fluidly. But the balls stay at the top, and when a ball hits it at the bottom, it just stops. Doesnt go through
@@SwizzlesMum Then I don't know either. Maybe there are other viewers who have a good solution.
The marbles fall through the holes in the middle of one of the top ramps (the one that has the things dangling down). What do I do about that? Thanks!
I cannot see your marble track from here, but if that happens, you must have made a mistake somewhere while building that part. Therefore, I can only say: check everything carefully against the construction description.
@@leokessels88 thanks for the reply! I had the dangly things put in backwards. They are asymmetrical (you can tell because one side is wood and the other side is clear). Once I flipped them around and had them both facing the right direction, it worked
@@CTPEP6 👍 You see... the solution is usually in a small detail 😊
@@CTPEP6 I have to fiddle with the collection and release slide myself. I finished the project tonight, but that part isn't working for me. It collects, but the third ball doesn't release them. They are just stuck in the holes with the T bar holding them in place. I'll figure it out eventually! 🙂
@@billeyler7041 try flipping the t bars around. They aren’t perfectly symmetrical so they need to go in a specific orientation/direction
How do you press the little plastic bushings on? The tool provided is mostly useless.
Fiddling with these little sleeves was also one of the more annoying tasks for me. In Part 4 of my video series on building the Rokr Vitascope, you can see at 8.28 how I finally found a solution 💡. Good luck 👍.
I had to place them on a little bit by hand, but then the tool worked perfectly to finish putting them on. It WAS a bit fiddly. And I wasn't quite sure how far to put the bushing on until later as I went along and it made sense. The worst were the miniscule wooden 'dowels' needed for a couple of spot.
Has anyone tried mounting the kit to a wood base? Just wondering what type of hardware you used.
I don't think it would be difficult to mount this marble track on a wood base. It will then have to be a wooden board that will not warp. For the shooting of this video, the track is loose on an MDF board.
@@leokessels88 I have a 3/4 inch piece of wood but just wondering what type of screws may have been used. I'm considering black round head wood screws.
@@mikecoleman4833 Watch out when using screws. The track stands on 4 small supports. This is because there should be a small distance between the base plate and the plate on which you want to mount the marble track. You will also see this when the marble track is finished. If you want to put screws through the small supports, chances are that the wood will split. It is better to use a strong wood glue.
I'm going to mount mine on plywood, too. The base is warped quite a bit (although no other sheets of wood were warped besides that one). That should straighten it out.
wouldn't be too difficult to motorize!
I have seen videos on TH-cam of people who had motorized this track. One had even done it with a stirling engine.
Mine, the marble keeps stopping at some point.
Well, then something must have gone wrong somewhere during construction.
Has anyone tried to motorize this yet?
I have not seen this marble run motorized yet. I myself have powered a previously built marble track with a model steam engine. It worked, but was not a great success. You can see a video of this on my channel.
What I meant is that some of the pictures in the instructions aren’t clear!
I had already understood that 😉
Mine just arrived today and I can't wait to dive in. These wooden puzzles are fantastic, so many spectacular projects! I came across another similar model that looks amazing too th-cam.com/video/WF4DzQ1yrgg/w-d-xo.html Thanks for sharing your great video!
😊 You're welcome. Have fun building the marble track.
th-cam.com/video/WF4DzQ1yrgg/w-d-xo.html Very fine video !! Where did you buy yours please ? 😀