Steer-A-Ball Model Plan
This is a model of an old time fairground amusement machine. The object was to steer a large ball though a maze eventually dropping it into the WIN hole. The machines I remember worked on the old English large penny piece and were for amusement only as no prize was awarded. Needless to say they were not often used!
My model incorporates a prize mechanism which automatically dispenses a small box of Smarties each time the ball is manipulated into the win hole. The angle of a 1″ Triangular Plate on the final track can be adjusted thus making the task of winning the Smarties very simple to virtually impossible.
In the description left and right, front and back, are defined when facing and operating the model. A short video of the model can be found at:
The building instructions are published starting in the March 2024 issue of “Canadian MeccaNotes”.
The parts required are shown in these downloadable documents:
steer-a-ball-parts-required.xls
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