Marble machine 2.1

(A refined version of my earlier marble machine 2)

Marble machine 2.1 is a "new and improved" version of my old marble machine 2 that I build in 2000.

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 designed and built a new and improved version of the machine in 2011. 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 machine: Condensed 20-minute video

Building the marble machine: More detailed 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



Reader built versions of this machine

Brian Sanders's version
of marble machine 2.1
Nancy Franks's marble machine
Christian's marble machine
"The amazing marble machine" by The wood dabbler
On YouTube
Alessandro Quadrado's
Matt Gulde's
Mike's

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Modular marble machine
Lego marble machine
Marble run toy blocks
Seven amazing marble
machines
by Paul
Grundbacher
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