Marble Puzzle

Overview

The marble puzzle is used to provide practice reading a technical drawing, using hand tools, and machines in the production lab. Students will use basic hand tools such as the try square, scratch awl, coping saw, and file, as well as the drill press, belt sander, spindle sander, and miter saw to complete this project. The technical drawing and solution (try on your own first!) are located below.

Objective

The object of the puzzle is to place the marbles on the ledges at the top of the arc without touching them.

Technical Drawing

Marble Puzzle Drawing.pdf



SOLUTION

While the goal is for you to figure it out on your own, if you get stuck and cannot figure out the solution, click here.