YellowMarble Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 This marble run is consisting of different "tiles" units measuring 4 X 4 inch (10 X 10 cm), all of them contains track patterns and obstacles or moving parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 I definitely need one of those. My first username on this forum was modularforms. And that one looks like even cats could play with it without hurting anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoody Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Very interesting idea. Resembles me to a crossover of Cuboro and Haba. How do you fix the modules against each other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowMarble Posted October 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 I must invent a system to fix the modules, because the modules will move away from position while marbles rolls over it. Part 2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoody Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 The same drawback as with HABA blocks. I bet you will find a very easy and flexible solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowMarble Posted October 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 Maybe pins or studs on the upper side and holes in the underside, as with lego. Here's Part 3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoody Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 What about holes in all pieces underside and upperside? Plug in a wood dowel where necessary. I think this could be the easiest way with simplemost tooling requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowMarble Posted October 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I thing also about this, but it needs high precision to drill the holes in the same pattern, otherwise, it will not fit. Part 4: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Nifty. I'm liking these more and more and more. I can almost see myself making one. And then I see some of the trickier pieces -- like the one which rotated a little each time and routed the marbles in different ways -- and the thought about how much thought it takes to come up with something like that is sort of intimidating. But the modularity has a very nice feel to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyball Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Wonderful! So fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoody Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Oh how marbelous ! Especially this green distributor with its simple rotary action is a creative thing. What about Velcro tape (NL = klittenband)? Precision is less important there. Maybe the small wooden handles of iced-lollies (NL = Americium???) can give the proper height offset compensation when glued aside the Velcro, without milling. The smooth part of the tape to the topside and the rough part to the bottom side, for example. Maybe this is the simplest way to fix the parts without any machining. At least modules can be stacked this way. A variation could be to prepare the interfaces (the sides directly lying next together) between the modules with Velcro so you can just "plug" them together as you like. On each interface there should be the same arrangement of the two tape parts next to each other. For example the left side with the smooth part and the right side with the rough part. It is like with model railroad tracks and their end connections (just check your Lego contact rails). Define a setup and use it on every interface / side. I think this will provide the most flexible way to rearrange the modules. Maybe some milling needs to be done here to get the tape sunken so that there is no extended gap between the modules. Looking at your track modules I think that milling is not a problem for you, is it? Just try it out. I would be glad if you post some feedback here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowMarble Posted October 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 I'm not a very fan of velcro tape, i'm thinking of pin / hole connection again. I used a hand router to make the tracks. I cannot afford a CNC milling machine. Part 5: \ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoody Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Then you need to get a trial with your idea of studs and holes. It needs precision anyway. Maybe a template for drilling could be an aid? Just an idea for the studs or replacement for wood dowels: pins with pinheads like this one here: You need just to drill the holes for the pinhead in one part and the other part takes the pins. Pressing the parts together will force the pins into the opposite part and unplugging then just lifts off the drilled part from the pinheads. The tolerances of the plastic pinheads might get a problem, of course. Or do you plan to glue Lego bricks to your modules just pugging them together this way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 I definitely need one of those. My first username on this forum was modularforms. And that one looks like even cats could play with it without hurting anything. I can see getting some of those too. For my desk . . . switch around to a different version every so often . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowMarble Posted March 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Part 6 is out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 What happened at the end in the glow in the dark segment where there was something really bright moving around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoody Posted March 25, 2016 Report Share Posted March 25, 2016 Great ideas - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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