Unit 2435-QY
Fall 2019|5 Weeks|Individual Project I built this for my final project in freshman sculpture class. Marble machines have always fascinated me and it has been a longtime dream of mine to design and build one.
The piece uses a screw gear to reset the balls to the top of the track.
Reciprocating Pin.
Features a reciprocating pin run by a fly wheel to push the balls up over the ledge.
Completed Form.
Screw Gear.
Elevator Wheel.
Utilizes a rotating wheel with ball slots to continue the motion.
Fabrication Process.
Resetting Mechanism.
I then designed the mechanism to reset the balls to the top of the tack.
Started with the track design.
Concept Sketches.
I started by doing quick sketches of the overall look and the different mechanisms I wanted to include.
The Main Assembly.
Track building.
Gluing the parts to the main form.
Main Form.
Fabricating the track pieces involved cutting 1/4in mild steel rod and bending it into the main form. Then welding on the support rods. The struts were laser cut MDF and the rails were 16ga steel wire.