6mm Marble Machine

prusaprinters

<ul> <li>inspired by the great marble machine from tulio (<a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1385312">https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1385312</a>)</li> <li>I wanted to create my own marble machine using a pack of 6mm diameter steels balls (airsoft ammunition with the same diameter should work too)</li> <li>You will need around 50 steel balls to make it work!</li> <li>I wanted to try a different method of elevating the balls/marbles. I created a system where they are pushed into the vertical shaft one by one using a kind of geared wheel</li> <li>this pushwheel is connected to a wormgear to have it self-locked and with a high torque to push the tower of balls inside the elevating shaft</li> <li>the marble machine is seprated into the base, with the elevating mechanism and the elevating shaft and the marble track itself with the nozzle on top</li> <li>It is a modular concept, to be able to have different track options with only one base</li> <li>the parts will need a little bit of glue during assembly, but don´t glue track and nozzle if you plan to keep it modular</li> <li>I plan to release more track designs in the future</li> <li>all parts are designed to print without any support</li> </ul> <ul> <li>parts you need to print:<br/> 1x base_bottom<br/> 1x base_top<br/> 1x pushwheel<br/> 1x drivegear<br/> 1x wormgear<br/> 1x handle<br/> 2x washer<br/> 1x bushing<br/> 1x nozzle<br/> 1x track(4 revolutions) or track_slower (5 revolutions)</li> </ul> <ul> <li>model untis are [mm]</li> <li> <figure class="media"> <oembed url="https://youtu.be/cC-1rk9BMTk"></oembed> </figure> </li> </ul> <h3>Print instructions</h3><h3>Category: Mechanical Toys Print Settings</h3> <p><strong>Printer Brand:</strong> Prusa</p> <p><strong>Printer:</strong> [i3 MK2S]</p> <p><strong>Rafts:</strong> No</p> <p><strong>Supports:</strong> No</p> <p><strong>Resolution:</strong> 0.2</p> <p><strong>Infill:</strong> low</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong></p> <p>printed in DasFilament PLA</p>