Ugears Marble Run Stepped Hoist

Introducing the Stepped Hoist, the second in a series of modular marble runs from Ugears. This fun and fascinating wooden marble run features an ingenious 3-stage alternating lift mechanism and a range of new features to keep your attention as you watch the marbles make their journey.
 
This model features a 3-stage elevator that moves the marbles back and forth as they climb to the top to begin their amusement park adventure. Which marble will take which track and which will come down first? The Stepped Hoist features a 3 marble accumulator in which the third ball opens the gates for the captured first and second marble, sending all three along divergent paths.
 
There are three tracks: the first consists of a 2 marble battery and a serpentine track, the second is a hammer swing in a C-shaped wedge and the third has a whirlpool or funnel. All marbles eventually go through the collection bin and into the seesaw. A toggle switch sends the marbles either back down the 3-stage elevator, or (and this is where it gets really exciting!) to another adjacent Ugears marble track.
 
We have designed the Ugears line of marble tracks to be modular, that is, each model works as a standalone, or it can be connected to other Ugears marble courses of the same or a different design (2 or 4 models can be connected , in pairs, using the special connectors provided in the kit).
 
The tumbler at the end of the run can send marbles in one direction or the other, or in both directions (depending on weight attached) marbles return to the original hoist or move them to another marble track send. 
 
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