About this 3D model
- inspired by the great marble machine from tulio (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1385312)- 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)- 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- 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- 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- It is a modular concept, to be able to have different track options with only one base- 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- I plan to release more track designs in the future- all parts are designed to print without any support - parts you need to print:1x base_bottom1x base_top1x pushwheel1x drivegear1x wormgear1x handle2x washer1x bushing1x nozzle1x track(4 revolutions) or track_slower (5 revolutions) - model untis are [mm]- https://youtu.be/cC-1rk9BMTk