This post is intended describe the final assembly and summarize the work that was accomplished over the previous semester. As mentioned in the previous blog posts, the final assembly consists of 4 individual 3D printed …
Marble Machine
Marble Machine Optimization
Following the successful printing of the initial prototype, the next goal was to successfully print the track and cylinder using two different colors of PLA. As discussed in the 3D CAD design post, we separated …
Marble Machine Prototype
This post will describe the printer settings, the CAD models printed, and the results for our initial prototypes. We initially printed all of the parts that comprised The 3D Printed Marble Machine #2 which …
Marble Machine Print Parameters
The purpose of this post is to examine the various 3D printer parameters and how they affect the print time. Since the track is a large part that uses over 150 grams of material, reducing …
Marble Machine CAD Design
This post describes the computer aided design (CAD) file that we will be using to create our part. While we could have created our own 3D model, after perusing the Thingiverse website we decided that …
Marble Machine Project Ideas and Requirements
Welcome to the Marble Machine blog, The purpose of this blog is to record our progression as we use additive manufacturing to build a marble machine. Many toys exist that allow tracks to be built …