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Marble Machine, just finished - Sawdust60 - 03-03-2019
Just finished this marble machine which is made out of maple, a little walnut, canary and blood woods. It was a fun project, took about 2 weeks, and no plans. I did use a CNC to cut the track. It has two lift mechanisms, a big 9" gear and a marble pump to feed marbles to the stair case. Retirement has been a lot of fun so far! You can see a video of it running here: https://masterwoodcreations.com/marble-machines
RE: Marble Machine, just finished - gjohn - 03-03-2019
That is pretty cool. Welcome.
Thanks,
John
RE: Marble Machine, just finished - atgcpaul - 03-03-2019
Love those things! Good work.
RE: Marble Machine, just finished - camp10 - 03-03-2019
Awesome work. Thanks for the link to the video.
RE: Marble Machine, just finished - Redman - 03-03-2019
RE: Marble Machine, just finished - Woodshop - 03-03-2019
Very nice work, great detail
RE: Marble Machine, just finished - badwhiskey - 03-03-2019
Very cool. Would cutting the track without a CNC be feasible? I can't visualize how that would work.
RE: Marble Machine, just finished - Gary G™ - 03-03-2019
Without a CNC, I suspect a core box bit in a router and then lots of mitering, hand-planing or steam bending would be in order.
If a slot isn’t perfectly formed in the curve, a marble is still going to go, albeit slower.
I forgot: that’s really cool!
RE: Marble Machine, just finished - Sawdust60 - 03-03-2019
Thanks everyone! You could cut the track on a router table as long as you use a template. For the CNC, I can cut 4 straight tracks using a 1/4"d router bit on a board 12" long, leaving enough space in-between to cut out with a bandsaw. As I start deciding how I want this thing to go, I can cut custom curves easily with the CNC. I included 2 screen shots for the cutting of the straight and curvy pieces. The software I use is VCarve.
RE: Marble Machine, just finished - EightFingers - 03-05-2019
Kwel! You should send that in and I bet they put it in their newsletter.