Introduction: How to Make Skeeball With Ease!

Hi! I am Travis Hoogstra I attend Illiana Christian Highschool and I decided that I wanted to make my favorite arcade game in a way that allowed me to play at home. For my design, I used marbles as a smaller skeeball.

Supplies

Required

  1. CNC
  2. Fusion 360
  3. Table Saw
  4. Drill
  5. 6ft of 1ft by 3/4inch wood of choice
  6. 12* 2in Screws
  7. Marbles

Optional

  1. Laser Cutter
  2. 3⅓ft of acrylic
  3. 4* 2in Nails
  4. 4* 2in Screws

Step 1: Sketch Your Design

I first brainstormed how I wanted my game to work then I came up with a rough sketch of my idea.

Step 2: Design Your Game in Fusion 360

I designed the components, then I connected them with the join feature.

Step 3: Cut Down Your Stock

I took my original piece of wood and cut it into the base I used the remaining wood to form the back and cut the game face.

Step 4: CNC

I used the CNC to cut the holes in the game face of the board. I also cut out the bottom stop to keep the marbles from rolling down the ramp.

Step 5: Start Assembly

After I used the CNC to cut out the holes in the top board I predrilled some holes and started screwing everything together. For the last part of assembly, I added a ramp to launch the marbles onto the board for some sweet skeeball action.

Step 6: *Optional*

In this last step, I used some acrylic to keep the marbles from bouncing out of the game space!

Step 7: Enjoy!

Now you are done and can have fun playing skeeball with friends and family.


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