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Test-tube marble engine base
What base does a test-tube marble engine stand on? · Hardware · basis: My geometry: holes on the pivot posts' and crank stands' foot patterns, M3 nut pockets at the nuts' exact 5.5 AF
Long Earth Society build part. Base of the marble engine. The engines
Exact dimensions. Every file is drawn at true size with no printing tolerance. The holes and pins that meet another part are listed below under Mating features, with the fit each joint needs; open those by your printer's or process's clearance before making the part. Mating features
- sizes
- 3 in table
Notes
- 438 × 100 × 8 (y −60..40). Two beam-pivot-post-60 at x 0, y ±10 (M3 × 12, nuts flush with the underside) and two crank-stand-80 at x 192.72, y −13.5 and −45.2 (M3 × 10, nuts 1 above the underside).
Sizes
| feature | value |
|---|---|
| base | 438 × 100 × 8 |
| pivot posts | x 0, y ±10 |
| crank stands | x 192.72 |
Mating features
Drawn at the exact size. Open press, slide, run and socket features by your process's clearance; leave designed gaps and clamp fits as drawn.
| feature | exact | mates with | fit | files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| screw holes | Ø3.4 | M3 clearance | designed | all |
| nut pockets | 5.5 AF hex | ISO 4032 M3 nut | press | all |
Where the files are
Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.
| Long Earth Society | Engine builds | web, video | LES site |
Free files
★ Free files 1 parts. Generated by Xem Studio from the standard; threads are plain cylinders at major diameter. CC BY 4.0. index.json
| marble-engine-base | base 438 × 100 × 8 (y −60..40): 4 × Ø3.4 for the two pivot posts and 4 for the two crank stands, each with an M3 nut pocket (5.5 AF) from the underside | STEP · STL |
Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=marble-engine-base

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Questions
How long is the marble engine?
The base is 438 mm: tube, stopper, transfer line, glass syringe and crank in one line.