OCtoolguy Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 I found a way to use up all my scraps. https://www.facebook.com/reel/700794108932098?s=yWDuG2&fs=e&mibextid=Nif5oz jollyred, danny, Dave Monk and 6 others 4 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preprius Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 if you don't have enough scraps let me know. I will send you some AND then I will buy this from you. OCtoolguy, danny and MarieC 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 Very cool,, I always wanted to make one, but I would start out with an easier one. And probably get it finished. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted April 2 Author Report Share Posted April 2 5 hours ago, Scrappile said: Very cool,, I always wanted to make one, but I would start out with an easier one. And probably get it finished. I only wish I had it in me to attempt something like this. I can't even get up the fortitude to build a clock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 Maybe it can be a group project, each one does a section, then send to Ray to assemble, RJ barb.j.enders, OCtoolguy, ChelCass and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crupiea Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 You should have that knocked out in a couple days. OCtoolguy, preprius and ChelCass 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted April 3 Author Report Share Posted April 3 2 hours ago, rjweb said: Maybe it can be a group project, each one does a section, then send to Ray to assemble, RJ Great idea RJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted April 3 Author Report Share Posted April 3 9 minutes ago, crupiea said: You should have that knocked out in a couple days. It would take me that long just to gather the courage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 This would not be on my list. Amazing. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieC Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 (edited) Wow, that would take a realllly long time to build but it sure is cool! I showed it too my husband and told him it would be really cool to make something like that and his response was, "If you make that I wouldn't see you again....you would be in your shop forever!" Edited April 3 by MarieC barb.j.enders, ChelCass and OCtoolguy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wichman Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Here is a link to the artists website : https://larrymarley.com/index.php OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted April 3 Author Report Share Posted April 3 1 hour ago, MarieC said: Wow, that would take a realllly long time to build but it sure is cool! I showed it too my husband and told him it would be really cool to make something like that and his response was, "If you make that I wouldn't see you again....you would be in your shop forever!" And he would be correct. MarieC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted April 3 Author Report Share Posted April 3 What gets me is how somebody comes up with this stuff. I realize I have no imagination but even if I was to decide one day to create a marble machine, how does it get from one step to the next to the next, etc? I look at each of the different operations going on within that contraption and wonder what part of it came first and each step in it's order. I'd love to have that sort of mind and imagination. I feel the same way when I watch heavy equipment in operation and think about how each integral part has to be designed to work with all the other parts. I'm such a simple-minded person. Darn! MarieC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preprius Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 Us engineers can make things complicated. This one also mesmerizing. San Jose Airport has a ball contraption that I like to watch. The one posted above is more complicated. I like this one, it has a cam shaft. Think about how to time that top dead center. Pretty cool. The birds beak has a timing cam also. The disk that holds marbles has angled holes to hold the steel balls in. So Ray just let me know what to send you. Since I still work I won't have much time for team project. I won't mind helping when I can. Me. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preprius Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 Ray that project above needs a bit more marbles. jpburcham and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted April 10 Author Report Share Posted April 10 I lost my marbles. Now I know where they went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted April 17 Author Report Share Posted April 17 Here I am putting it all together. It went quicker than expected. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1475171573406854?s=yWDuG2&fs=e&mibextid=Nif5oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimNC Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 I will give you all my scraps if you make one for me. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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