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Rob Ives / Flying Pig 2004

Rob Ives / Flying Pig 2004. 1 Brickworks Cottages, Broughton Moor, Maryport, Cumbria, CA15 7RU UK

tel. 01900 814333, fax. 01900 819610

Please do not make illegal copies of this model, it is very cheap to buy from our website and almost all of the money goes to feed and clothe my family :-) Rob Ives

Marble RunA marble release mechanism to print out and make.

A crafty carboard creation. The marble

run model uses a simple but effective

mechanism to relase one marble at a

time from the channel at the top.

A fascinating mechanical marvel for you

to cut out and make.

ver 1.0

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Instructions

You will need a craft knife or other sharp knife, a pair of

scissors, some glue and a glue spreader.

The best type of glue to use is white school glue (PVA.)

First of all print out all the parts sheets onto thin cardboard.

Photocopier card is ideal. Leave the ink to dry completely

before continuing.

Before cutting anything out, score along all the dotted lines and

cut out any holes with a craft knife. Both these jobs are easier

to do on full sheets of card.

Dashed lines are hill folds, dotted lines are valley folds. Cut

along the solid lines. Grey areas show where to glue.Cutout

Dashed lines are

hill folds

Dotted lines are

valley folds

Black lines show

where to cut.

Shaded areas show

where to glue.

Marble Run: Instructions sheet 1 Rob Ives / Flying Pig 2004


tel. 01900 814333, fax. 01900 819610

Please do not make illegal copies of this model, it is very cheap to buy from our web site and almost all of the money goes to feed and clothe my family :-) Rob Ives

Fold up and glue the

top channel as

shown.

Glue together the

lower part and glue

the pin into place.

Assemble the long and short

stands as shown.

Glue them into place on the

back of the upper channel

using the red arrows for

alignment.

Turn the upper channel over

and glue the lower part onto

place making sure that the pin

is free to move through the

hole in the upper channel.

Assemble the barrier and glue onto

place using the stars to help with

alignment.

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Marble Run: Instructions sheet 2 Rob Ives / Flying Pig 2004


tel. 01900 814333, fax. 01900 819610


Assemble the

base as shown.

Assemble the lower

channel, pivot and

hinge and end stop.

Assemble the base, lower channel, end

stop and pivot as shown above. Glue the

long and short guide into place with the

long guide at the end with the end stop.

Finally, glue the legs from the upper

part into place on the lower half of the

model as shown.

Once the glue is dry, fill the upper

channel with marbles. Press down theshort guide to release the first marble,

marbles will then be released one at a

time until there are none left.

Place a shallow tray at the end of the

model so you don't loose your

marbles :-)

Base Lower

channel

Pivot

Hinge

End Stop

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Marble Run: Parts sheet 1 Rob Ives / Flying Pig 2004


tel. 01900 814333, fax. 01900 819610


CutOut

End Stop

Pivot

TopChannel

Hinge

Hinge glues

on here

Short

stand

glues

on here

Long

stand

glues

on here

Pin

Barrier

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Marble Run: Parts sheet 2 Rob Ives / Flying Pig 2004


tel. 01900 814333, fax. 01900 819610


LongGuide

Short

Guide

Pivotglues

onhere

Stopglues

onhere

Base

Hingeglues

onhere

Lower Channel

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