Space Rail - Build Your Own Perpetual Ball Run

I came across this item and it peaked my interest, it looked like a cool like gadget... After reading the reviews however it appeared this item might be faulty. Well, it arrived and after a little time assembling it and adjusting the bits to the right place.... I then secured them and tweaked as needed. The measurement for the track cut is accurate although the last section I couldn't see the specified length, so I just cut them to fit. As you can see in the video, it works although it's a bit noisy. Anyone buying this, following the instructions aren't too bad, but when you get to putting the track on, I looked at the picture on the box along with the diagram. Once I clipped one end of the rails on, you are provided with cross rail sections. I suggest putting these on as you go. I also suggest leaving the securing twist clips off the arms that hold the track in place until you have everything in the correct place. You can angle the rail holders accordingly. If you pull the inner rail on a corner, it will tilt the track around countering the weight and movement of the ball, so make sure you have the outer rail of a corner higher and longer than the inner rail (see pics or video) It's a bit fiddly, but once you have the rods and arms done, you can start on the track. As long as you attach the track to the correct rod location and you add the track supports as you go, you can do the smaller adjustments after. Be aware also that the bars aren't stuck in place and as you attach the track, they can move about. I worked around this, but you can opt to glue the rods to the board, or just put a bit of paper over the hole and push the rod through pinching paper between the rod and base.

This was very hard to assemble and the instructions aren’t the clearest. Took me around an hour or two to set up. Very fiddly and the track wire pops out of the clips quite often when trying to assemble it which makes it more difficult.

This thing was an absolute nightmare to build. Bought it for my husband who gave up so I gave it a go... instructions were hard to decipher and when I eventually did the plastic rail for the ball was so fiddly it didn't work, ball just got stuck. So no luck. I ended up chucking in the bin without even getting a play :(

This is a great and fun product very satisfying. Hard to esemble but worth it. I created my own track layout but you can also follow the instructions.

Took a while to put together. 2-3 days .You have to cut the lines and get it right so the ball goes round. Instructions are not the best. But after a few YouTube videos I finally got there .

Good quality abd looks fab when built

Even though I read the bad reviews, I thought I would give this a go. Boy was I wrong. Setting it up on the first few pages is easy enough, but when it comes to installing the actual rail (which comes in one HUGE rolled up line that you have to cut) is a pain, due to it flexing all over. Its supposed to snap into the rail holders, which is does at first. But then when you need to snap it into the next rail holder on a slight angle the first one snaps out and can hit you in the face if not careful. I gave up when it said after the first installation of the rail said to continue into a loop which is very VERY hard to do when the rail line is flexing in one hand and snapping out of the previous rail holders and undoing your previous work. The ONLY part that worked well was the ball elevator which works really well and powered by 1 C size battery (no dc power for this). So if you are still sure you want to try this get yourself a rechargeable C size battery. Other than that it 'may' be a great gift for an adult to try and use, but for me its gone back into its box. BTW, the 2 small steel balls you get in the kit (yep you only get 2 balls for this kit which I would expect more), are mostly used as stress balls for your hands.

Really Difficult to follow instructions not step by step and on trying to Google even worse. Still trying to complete but winging it

No Batteries are included as it says. Product is really awesome for kids. Productive brain activity. Great physics and dynamics activity. Perfect for developing engineering skills and architect skills, product development skills. Helps in developing activities such as, instructions following, careful implementation of instructions, physics, dynamics, automation, motor skills, engineering, puzzle solving, critical thinking, decision making, patience, accepting challenges, improvisation. I mean overall, this is a perfect and productive time killing for kids during the Corona times. Better than cell phone and TV time killing. Worths every single penny.

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