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Marble Machine... machine

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Are your muscles sore and your fingers calloused and bloody from playing with your [Marble Machine Kaleidoscope?](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4429805) Surely there must be a better way!

This is a hand-crank device for running your marble machine automatically.

How well does it work? Meh, fine. In retrospect, I should have made the outer piece of the marble machine move up and down. Live and learn.

**Instructions**

First, print everything.

Do yourself a favor and lightly sand the rectangular shaft on the "spider" part. Also, make sure the "crank" part fits snugly into the "cam" part. You should be able to insert and remove the crank from the cam with some resistance. Lightly sand the last 15-20 mm of the crank to help with the fit.

Next:
1. Glue the "core" part into the "base" part.
2. Hold the "cam" by the fat end and slide into the "core" to align the square hole with the round holes.
3. Insert the "crank" shaft into the round hole in the "base", then thr
Source
Thingiverse
What you need to print this: Intermediate Low confidence
Why?
significant post-processing
Single piece
Supports 1/3
Assembly 0/3
Settings 1/3
Bed size 0/3
Post-process 2/3
Printer
FDM / FFF
File format
STL
Material
PLA, Marble PLA
Post-processing
Sanding, Gluing
Software
Cura, PrusaSlicer, or similar
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