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1 hour ago, YellowMarble said:

When the balls has too much velocity, you must add a fence or rim along the edge of the bowl to avoid balls fly off.

That might be a good solution. I'll have to mock up the finished article before it goes into the box.

 

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20 hours ago, ManofKent said:

I drilled the exit hole 1mm smaller than the ball, then gradually filed it until the ball just went through.

Please keep in mind that the glass marbles have tolerances in diameter and maybe you need to sort the bigger ones out or widen the hole a little bit.

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1 hour ago, Hoody said:

Please keep in mind that the glass marbles have tolerances in diameter and maybe you need to sort the bigger ones out or widen the hole a little bit.

Thanks - good thinking!

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17 hours ago, Steph said:

Any developments to report here?

Have we totally sidetracked you with collecting?  

Some very bad people have certainly led me astray :)

My wife has also decided that we're joining the town's open gardens scheme this year, but that the garden needs some work...

I've done a little bit more, but it's pretty much on hold (not abandoned) for a few weeks.

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On 9/3/2016 at 7:24 AM, Steph said:

Still thinking of you and your mini machine to be. ;) 

And still wanna do one myself. :) 

I'll be back on it as the weather turns. Too much to do in the garden for my wife to let me play at the moment :)

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