The Marble Run Spiral Hoist is the fourth model in the
Ugears collection of fascinating DIY wooden mechanical marble runs. The
hoist has two types of rails to speed the ascent: the main spiral rails
and vertical rails. Turn the crank to lift the colored glass marbles
upwards (one marble rises per nine revolutions of the winding crank) to
the three-marble storage up top. From there the marbles begin their
downhill runs through exciting elements: a high-speed slide, a vertical
snake and a mountain river.
Our team of designers created the
Marble Run Spiral Hoist and our three other marble runs (Chain Hoist,
Stepped Hoist and Tiered Hoist) as fantastic standalones, but also as
modular elements able to be connected together into a super Marble Run!
You can connect any two or four marble runs together with special
connectors (included in each kit) for a giant marble amusement park,
with a variety of soaring lifts and obstacles to overcome on the
descent. The escapement at the end of each set can send the marbles back
to the original hoist, to the adjacent marble run, or alternating
between the two (you control this with a special weighted switch).
The
Marble Run Spiral Hoist wooden mechanical model consists of 266 parts,
is rated "advanced" level, and provides 6+ hours of fun assembly time.
No glue or other tools are needed for assembly. Just snap the parts out
of their laser pre-cut plywood boards and connect them together,
following the detailed, illustrated instructions in 11 languages
(English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Ukrainian, Chinese,
Japanese, Korean, and Russian) included in each Ugears kit.
There's
something mesmerizing about marble runs. Kids and adults can get lost
for hours watching the motions of these magical machines, and the Ugears
Marble Run Spiral Hoist promises endless entertainment for all ages.
Discover your inner engineer as you build this engaging 3D mechanical
puzzle. If you're up for a challenge, why not assemble all four marble
runs and quadruple the fun? You can leave the model in its attractive
natural wood state or unleash your inner artist by painting our models
in different colors, as many Ugears fans around the world do.
This
model will become a conversation piece in your office or home and
provide a fun diversion for your family members, friends and
acquaintances. The Marble Run Spiral Hoist makes a great gift, either as
a DIY kit or as an exciting toy you've lovingly built with your own
hands.
Model size: 11.2*10.4*10.9 in (28.5*26.3*27.6 cm)
Package size: 14.9*6.7*1.3 in (37.8*17*3.4 cm)
Number of components: 266
Estimated time of assembly: 6 hours
Level: Advanced