Testing Matthias’s Marble Pump to see how it would work with a tall column of 5/8″ steel bearings. Go to Matthias’s site and the construction article on The …
Marble Pump & Steel Bearings
July 14th, 2013 by admin
Testing Matthias’s Marble Pump to see how it would work with a tall column of 5/8″ steel bearings. Go to Matthias’s site and the construction article on The …
this is the old one of matthias 😀
Cool! Can you show us the innards of the pumping mechanism?
I forgot to place this information in the description. Go to Matthias’s site and the construction article on The Modular Marble Machine where there are photos and information on how it works and how to build it. See description for the link.
Beautifully constructed. thumbs up
I suspect if you loaded it to failure that the connection of the steel drive rod to the wood block will be it. I bet you would have to go 4-5 feet tall for failure.
It is a strong pump for sure. I would expect it to run to at least a 4 ft height, but have no intention nor need of testing it to that height. 🙂
Great test. Now you need to run a similar test on the new pump he designed!
That’s what I’m talking about! Adding power to the marble mix makes the whole project that much cooler.