Marblevator, "The Ferris Wheel at the Pumpkin Patch".

A Halloween themed Marblevator incorporating a ferris wheel lift mechanism.
I used a ferris wheel in this model as a reminder of the small ones we've taken our kids and grandkids to ride at our local pumpkin patch during the Halloween season. The grandkids will see it tonight!
The model is powered by two AA cells driving an N20 60RPM 6VDC gear motor. The "marbles" are actual 11.75MM diameter "peewee" marbles (yes, that's on the jar).
Designed using Autodesk Fusion 360, sliced using Ultimaker Cura 4.12.1, and 3D printed in PLA on Ultimaker S5s.

[@insaisissable3938]

I am impressed not only about the diversity of your work but also by the quality of it. The 3D prints seem always perfect. Very inspiring.

[@popzct]

Thank you so very much for your kind words, I truly appreciate them!
Greg

[@HyperspacePirate]

Thanks for these awesome designs. I just finished building your other halloween marble elevator, and I'm going to do this one next

[@popzct]

You are very welcome, and thank you!
Greg

[@AgentPothead]

This is awesome, I definitely want to print one.

[@popzct]

Thank you very much, hopefully I'll get the files published soon.
Greg

[@bethisway]

Very very well done Greg so sick man.

[@popzct]

Thanks David, I'm glad you liked it!
Greg

[@4funrc11]

👍 Like the Cat's Eye marbles touch! 😎

[@popzct]

Hi 4FunRC,
Those are the only orange marbles I could find!
:)
Greg

[@TheRealStructurer]

Nice design and looks like a nice print. I would add another ball or two 👍🏻

[@popzct]

Thanks Mickael, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Greg

[@GrandadsOtherChannel]

Very seasonal 🎃🎃🎃

[@popzct]

Yes, it's that time of year again!
:)
Greg

[@gaWalt]

Greg, my wife wants me to make her one. I guess I'll just keep making your extraordinary
stuff until I think of something extraordinary ! LOL

[@popzct]

Hi Gary,
Thank you very much, I hope you both enjoyed it!
Greg

[@woodwaker1]

Very well done! Will you publish the plans for this? I'm curious how the feeder operates, could not see much of it from the video. I like the unload gate, seems to work all of the time.

[@popzct]

Thanks David, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Yes, I will publish the plans. At the end of the track, the marble drops into a "well" where at the correct time, it is raised high enough to fall into the ferris wheel seat by a lifting arm and lever.
Greg

[@NiteLynr]

Starting to run out of superlatives here to describe your work, Greg. As always, your ideas and implementation are fantastic and a serious inspiration. Keep it up 🎃🎃🎃

[@popzct]

Thanks NiteLynr, I truly appreciate your kind words as they are inspirational as well!
Greg

[@Robothut]

I wonder if you can find orange marbles that you could paint Jaco lantern faces on ? I guess you could 3d print some jaco lanterns scaled to marble size. Maybe a 2 part print so you can load the pints with smaller ball bearing for weight.

[@Foxhood]

You can actually paint marbles if you want to. Key is to use Enamel Paint. That bonds pretty well to glass and is pretty wear resistant, making it the paint of choice for decorating glassware. The coating will make the marbles a tiny bit bigger though.

[@popzct]

Hi John,
I looked for sub 12mm orange marbles and the only ones I could find are the ones in the video. My hands are not steady enough to paint faces on them though!
:)
Greg

[@Robothut]

@@popzct I could not paint faces on them either. Thats why I was thinking hollow 3d printed ones with ball bearing's inside. But at 12mm it is kind of small to do. So, time to scale up the project for larger marbles.

[@nekoetzel]

Sweet ! Does it also work with candies ?

[@popzct]

Candies?
:)
Greg

[@JamsterJules]

Spooky!

[@popzct]

Yes, and the grandkids loved it !
Greg

[@Sketcz]

Greetings Mr Zumwalt. I emailed you today, at your RUclips provided address, but I can never be sure if these get through or are filtered out. So I am posting a comment here in the hopes of catching your attention. Please let me know if the email did not make it. Many thanks for your time. Best regards, John

[@popzct]

Hi John, been out of town, but I'll check.
Greg

[@evanwilliams1199]

Sweet! What motor did you use?
Edit: And which batteries? Are there any electronics other than the motor, batteries and switch?

[@Foxhood]

He uses N20 Micro Gear Motors for nearly all his models. A very versatile tiny motor that comes in a wide variety of voltages and speeds.
They are incredibly popular for many 3D printed contraptions, being very easy to get and power from batteries.
According to the video description. Here he used a 6V 60RPM version powered by two AA Batteries (so working at half-power).

[@popzct]

Hi Evan,
Chiel is correct, I used a switched battery pack as well.
Greg

[@evanwilliams1199]

@@Foxhood Thanks, I should have thought of checking the video description first.