The Cyclone Motorized Marble Run

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The Cyclone Motorized Marble Run

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0.14mm layer, default support enforcers
0.14mm layer, default support enforcers
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0.14mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill
0.14mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill
1.6 h
1 plate
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This is a remix of the Cyclone triple lift, triple track marble machine to make it automated using the motor from a Bambu hardware kit (marble run, motor kit, triple axis kit). For the remix, I increased the base height of the Cyclone in order to accommodate for the height of the motor. I removed the inner of the Cyclone and added a shell for the motor to sit in. I edited the spiral of the Cyclone to fit perfectly into the rotating part of the Bambu hardware kit motor. I printed this at .14mm layer height with 15% infill, uses ~380g filament (80 more than the original).

 

After printing, you will need to remove the brim and supports used for the motor housing. I used default supports to ensure no bridging failed and the motor fit properly into the housing. The default supports are harder to remove than organic, so you may need pliers to remove them. After removal, you can place the motor into the housing as pictured above and use a M3x8 or M3x10 screw to hold the motor in place. You will need to press the motor in firmly to ensure there is no wobble on the marble machine. Slide the spiral into the Cyclone so the triangle is facing the top and spin until the spiral catches the motor. Remove the supports from the included marbles and add them to the machine. Turn the machine on and watch as the Cyclone is operated fully automated.

 

 

Uses:

Bambu hardware kit motor

One M3x8 or M3x10 screw

8mm marbles (printable)

 

 

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Great design! Only issue is that sometimes the balls get stuck at the bottom and prevents the screw from moving.
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none of them go up for me. printed the OG manual spiral overnight and works perfect but it's backwards... pink one is from this remix. wondering whether to reverse polarity of the motor and reprint the spiral the OG way... hmmm
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Replying to @gunja2k3 :
Do you notice if the marbles get stuck at the bottom? Or are they simply too large to fit inside the screw? I noticed that some of the marbles I printed aren’t perfectly round, which caused problems!
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Printed first attempt perfectly using eSun PLA+, the usb motor from the Bambu 'Engine' Kit, a tiny pan head tapping screw, and some Amazon cheapie 8mm ball bearings worked excellent! A Nice beefy weight keeps them rolling faster, and not risk stopping mid-path with lighter printed balls!
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I've printed this, and comes out really well. However the marbles kind of "bounce" off of the screw, and don't go into the mechanism. All looks good clean print down there, and they run easy into the centre with the screw out of the cyclone. Was very excited to get it working. Had to file the tunnels at the top slightly, plastic and 8mm steel ball bearings just don't seem to work when they reach the bottom. They run through the 3 routes totally fine! Not sure what to try next?! Did do them at 0.2mm for the cyclone and the screw (might have done the screw at 0.14, not 100% sure now!).
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Failed after 11 hours. First the spiral came off the plate, but I paused it and used the app to skip that part. Then like an hour later one of the tall arms holding up the spiral snapped off. 11 hours, and a 1/4 roll of filament wasted. 😕
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perfekt
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can this be printed on a1 mini?
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This profile printed perfectly on my p1s
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Love this project. Watching it the. balls is addictive
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This is awesome!
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0.14mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill
worked so well, id highly recommend skipping this part on the original build sheet. the OG part failed at 50ish percent, this plate/profile made it with flying colors
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