So you've started a business - or you already have a business - and you want to add that certain something that gives the customer something to look at that is fun to watch, and memorable. If it had your name that would be even better. Well search no more. An RBS is a great entertaining way to get your customers mind off of their worries while they wait and make them think about you after they've left. This will keep them thinking!
Also consider a desktop model if you want something hands on. Pick the marbles up from the bottom, place on top and watch them go. Great for keeping the little kids distracted (but not too little, the balls are only 1"). They may not even want to leave after playing with this cool toy.
Here's my most recent business Rolling Ball Sculpture. This one is 36" wide X 24" high with 3 different tracks. It's for a place in Tennessee called Yogurt Madness. If the place I went to get frozen yogurt had this on the wall... well, I would always go there! (Sorry for the sound and quality, my regular camera is broken and I've had to use my digital camera...)
This is a desktop sized RBS build for a baseball team titled "SMOKE". The buyer wanted this piece to show off their team name at the annual trade shows. There's a little baseball player at the top that belts out a home run ever time - and you can watch the player "run the tracks". If you want to get someone to remember your name... this is the way to go!
22"h X 25"w X 24"d - With Chain lift and 1" glass marbles.
Here's one for an Alpaca Farmer. He wanted a barn, some trees and Alpaces on his RBS. As well as the name of his farm - "Alpaca Woods Ranch". He has an annual shearing of his animals that a lot of the town comes and participates in. He wanted an extra special art piece to show off his animals - and give the kids something to stare at.
30"w X 20"d X 36"h All stainless steel, TIG welded. 1-3/8" billiard balls
Here's a project I did for a trade show. This one was built to show off automatic sprinklers.
This is one of my most complicated wall mounted Rolling Ball Scultpures. This one is in Ohio @ Coolest Toys on Earth.
This RBS is 5ft high x 6ft wide with 5 different tracks. Watch the video to see it's full coolness.
I would make excuses to go to this store more often if I lived closer!
This RBS was built to show how tracking and productivity can be calculated on an
assembly line. My job was to make the RBS compatible with their needs. They then took
my work and incorporated into it the sensors needed to show off their technology.
As a trade show exhibit this one would catch my eye for sure!
The above project after installation into their exhibit equipment:
This RBS was built for a Lawyers office in Georgia. He added an acrylic box to cover it
after receiving it. He says it does exaclty what he wanted; It keeps the children occupied and the
adults' mind off of why they are there in the first place.
30" square X 36" high. 3 different tracks with 1-3/8" glass marbles.
