Does this use regular marbles?
830331
Regular marbles don't fit, but Chinese checker marbles do and they work much better than the plastic ones it come with.
830332
Chinese checker marbles work great in here! I got them at Hobby Lobby, but they also sell them on Amazon. They are a little smaller than regular marbles. This is a great marble run and the extra sets are great!
830333
Absolutely not! The marbles included in the box are not marbles, they're tiny plastic balls (even though the box shows marbles on the outside). I've bought extra marbles that were the smallest size I could find, and even they do not fit into some of the tubes...
109609
That's a good question! It's a little bit of a design flaw but not a huge big deal. You do need to come up with something to use, otherwise you will lose your marbles... We used a little ceramic bowl that the kids made.
352506
Not really, the size of a marble, remember these things run about 25 days for the complete process. Yoiu want to do big stuff, try this one:" http://www.rakuten.com/prod/thumler-lapidary-rock-tumbler-high-speed-tool/213586555.html?listingId=107415714
1033177
Yes, it comes with 20 marbles and what's nice is they are regular marbles so easily replaced. Though we've managed not to lose any yet:)
1887545
No it does not. I got this and the marbelous translucent marble run set together and the marbelous set came with 4 different run instructions. It is nice for the kids to have something to start with, but after a while they just do it on their own anyways.
1645626
i think so, we drilled through marble. just make sure to allow the bit to cool between drilling
1193637
I did work with porcelain tiles and had not problems in cutting it in to required lengths.I guess should be the same with marble. Granite I have not worked with it yet.
1335969
Yes. The marble base is so extremely heavy that it pretty much stays glued to all surfaces.
832201
It has a thin plastic board with a these marbles on the bottom, it does not turn on highly polished or smooth surfaces (like our oak bar and glass top table). I was very disappointed with the manufacture of this. It is not like the Deluxe Scrabble we had growing up. If you could find one of the old versions on Ebay I am sure you would be much happier with it.
1827509
I've used things such as marbles or bearings. Works really good when shot with something.
408032
I'm pretty sure it isn't. So far it seems that Marbulous, this one and Mindware and Galt are all possibly (conflicting reports and reports of tightness) compatible, but the Discovery Marbleworks uses non-standard marble sizes and I THINK has a smaller diameter. I'm researching as well and this is what I've come up with after about 2 hours of reading other reviews. Will update if I find something more definitive.
109605
We use cardboard jewelry box tops (or bottoms) fit under the bottom holes where the marbles come out. Let the kids figure it out!
14445
There are not alternate set up ideas provided, but the set is easy to set up in many way. I bought it for my three year old grandson and he could easily put it together in many shapes with a little help. You can use other marbles, but they need to be the slightly smaller one. It also works best if all the marbles you run at one time are the same type or weight. This is really the best marble run toy.
647911
I would imagine it is safe to use on marble. However there is no suction retrieval of moisture with this machine so you might have to dry the floor with a rag or dry mop. The cleaning ability is very good and removes dirt as well as sanitizing. Hope that answers your question.
1497932
It depends. What material are the tiles? If they are a porous material( limstone, slate, marble,) then yes. If they are a non-pirousmaterial( porcelain or glazed tile,) then no need.
62649
I have not used it on Marble yet, however I think it would work. Marble is a softer stone than Granite. However, I don't think you would want to use this in the kitchen as the water would get everywhere. However, I assume that if you could protect the wood cabinets and floor you might get away with it. I think I would start the grinding with a medium grit wheel and work my way to the fine grit. Don't use a lot of down pressure and keep moving as you grind. I don't think it will work on ceramic or porcelain tiles.
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I don't know about marble but was very disappointed when using it on mycorian countertops. It left them very smeared looking and I followed the directions to the tee.I would like to return this to Amazon but I don't have the box it came in since I thought this product would work. Very disappointed.