THE AMAZING MARBLE MACHINE
THE AMAZING MARBLE MACHINE
A Cacophony of Movement, Noise, and Chaos
** DETAILS **
HOW LONG TO MAKE: 150+ HOURS.
HARDEST PART(s): Getting each piece to work properly
HOW FOUND: Purchased and adapted Mattias Wandel’s plans on the internet. https://woodgears.ca/
MATERIALS:
Base and Frame: Red Oak
Apron: Stained Oak
Crank and Arrow: Maple and Bloodwood
Elevating Wheels and Drive Gear: Baltic Birch Plywood
Bowl: Maple and Walnut
Bowl Ramps: Cherry
Flipflop: Walnut and Maple
Nail Board: Maple and Brass Rods
Clanking Iron: Rosewood and Angle Iron
Deflector: Walnut
Dumpomatic: Walnut and Oak and Zinc Nuts
Zigzag Descent: Rosewood and Angle iron
Upper Drum: Maple and Rosewood
Lower Drum: Maple and Walnut
Rocker Box: Maple and Bubinga
Clacking Box: Oak and Morado
Xyloboard: Red Oak Base, Bacote, Paduck, Rosewood, and Purpleheart
Floor: Baltic Birch Plywood
Marble Pump: Base, frame, ramps, and pump: Red Oak
Marble Pump Walls: Paduck
Marbles: 9/16 inch, glass
All parts: Wood glue, CA glue, Wax-free Shellac, 30-minute Lacquer
ORIGINAL SOURCES: This is the source I relied on the most. There were others…
https://woodgears.ca/
COMMENTS: I combined Mathias’s Marble Machine 2.1 with his Marble Pump, and then adapted much of it to “upgraded” materials – hardwoods, no tin cans, etc.