Four years of Marble Machines

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By Matt Mets
Posted 2011/04/30 @ 12:24 am
Category Art & Design

Japanese YouTube user denha compiled this chronicle of marble machines that they have made over the last four years. In addition to the video of them working, there are also explanations of most of the mechanisms on their site. [via Make: Japan]

In the Maker Shed

Cube 3D Printer

BeagleBoard BeagleBone Black

Makey Makey Standard Kit

Brooklyn Aerodrome Flying Wing Kit

9 Responses to Four years of Marble Machines

John Morse on April 30th, 2011 at 6:48 pm said:

Wow! Some great work here!

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dec on April 30th, 2011 at 7:04 pm said:

These are really cool!

Does anyone know the name of the wire used for the ball tracks? I’d like to try to make something like this.

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- Adrian Lodge on April 30th, 2011 at 7:20 pm said:
  
  Looks like coat hanger wire to me. Enamelled wire ought to do though:
  
  http://uk.farnell.com/pro-power/ecw1-5/wire-copper-enamelled-16swg/dp/1230987?Ntt=enamelled+wire
  
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- Adrian Lodge on April 30th, 2011 at 7:26 pm said:
  
  In fact, no. It’s probably too springy…
  
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  dec on April 30th, 2011 at 8:17 pm said:
  
  Hey, thanks for your help! After some more searching I found this video on denha’s channel about making the wire tracks:
  
  In case anyone else is wondering, he uses brass wire, which is also popular for jewelry making apparently. The video shows 1mm wire (18 gauge). Looks like Amazon has some:
  
  Artistic Wire 18-Gauge Non-Tarnish Brass Wire, 4-Yards
  
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Anonymous on May 1st, 2011 at 5:01 pm said:

These videos made me fall asleep! The image is mesmerizing and the sound adds to the effect.

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steve salles on April 10th, 2012 at 12:03 am said:

its time to compose a book for the expansion showing various ideas I have seen over 100 different marble machines with the wildest ideas like the old mousetrap game with robotics and a pinbal machine all rolled into one. The skys the limit

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nur ali on April 16th, 2013 at 4:09 am said:

mr denha can me buy marble machine u

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nur ali on April 16th, 2013 at 4:18 am said:

please i like marble machine u

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