The new marble machine 2.1

Marble machine 2.1 is a "new and improved" version of my old marble machine 2

People often asked for plans for that machine, but the machine was totally cobbled together one piece at a time, so it wasn't the sort of thing I could draw plas for. So I finally designed and built a new and improved version of the machine. The design was modified so it would be easier to build from a set of plans

Why I built this machine

More about how the machine works

Building the marble machine: a 12-part series

	1 Elevating gears			2 Elevating mechanism			3 Marble machine base
	4 Support arm			5 Marble distribution			6 Dump-o-matic
	7 Clanking iron			8 Zigzag descent			9 Bowl ramps
	10 Tuna can drums			11 Percussion elements			12 Xyloboard and alignment pegs

Watch all 12 construction videos in a row on YouTube

Buy the plans for Marble machine 2.1

More marble machines:

Modular marble machine

Marble machine 2
The machine that this
one is based on.

Lego marble machine

Seven amazing marble
machines by Paul
Grundbacher

Brian Sanders's version
of marble machine 2.1

And here's a video of another version of mm2.1 that I stumbled across on YouTube.

See also:

Mechanical counter

Air raid siren

Combination lock

Pen shaking contraption

"The new skype"
A goofy sort of video

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