Marble Tracks on Stilts

Recently, I posted something called The Boardrun. This recieved a bit of interest from the community.

Then it happened. I wondered If I could build up and away from the board instead of using pegs and rubber bands.

After some experimenting, I now have this.. A marble run on stilts!

I'll walk you through on how to use it in this instructable.

A pegboard. It has to be made to fit your skewers. Check out how to make one here.

Wooden skewers

Rainbow loom rubber bands

Marbles

Cardboard

Straws

To show the straws, I'll be using short pegs. To get my result, use the tall skewers.

Start by placing 2 pegs next to each other. Place a single rubber band on both "stilts".

Next, thread a straw through the rubber band. Thread another straw to make your track. After, do this on the other side.

To make a catch for the marbles, place rubber bands at the end to stop the ball.

To turn the ball, put a track at a 90 degree angle to another track, and place a bumper to prevent the marble from falling off the track.

To do a switchback, put 2 tracks on top of each other. Where they meet, place rubber bands to keep the ball from falling off the track.

If the stilts are pulling together because of the tension of the rubber bands, poke 4 holes in a piece of cardboard and slide it onto the stilts as shown.

There you have it! Your very own marble run going away from the ground! I hope you enjoyed this instructable!

Have fun with your marble run! ;D

Zakbobdop