Challenge Yourself And Build An Intricate Working Marble Run Fashioned From Beautiful Laser-Cut Wood Pieces
Build A Beautiful Working 12.5" x 9.25" Wooden Marble Run Coaster With No Glue And No Tools!
Develops Fine Motor Skills Creativity Perseverance And Dexterity
Includes 236 Pieces And Detailed Assembly Instructions
Description
Challenge yourself and build an intricate, working marble run fashioned from beautiful, laser-cut wood pieces. This sculptural model is part architectural genius, part engineering marvel, featuring the design of a historic waterwheel and the fun of a hand-powered marble run! The manual crank moves the marbles through the course by setting an elaborate system of steel shafts, cogs, gears and wheels in motion smoothly and seamlessly. Gearjits combines all the benefits of traditional building sets with principles found in leading STEM toys. With easy-to-follow instructions, masterful design and an awe-inspiring finished form well beyond the norm for construction toys, you’re on track for a highly rewarding marble run experience. This intricate puzzles provides many hours of construction fun. Average building enthusiasts can complete the puzzle in about 4 hours.
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Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 12.8 inches length x 9.15 inches width x 2.2 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.95 pounds
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The product offers a creative and engaging building experience for children, allowing them to assemble intricate machines. Many guests appreciate the educational aspect and the challenge it presents. However, concerns about the fragility of the pieces and functionality issues have been frequently mentioned. While some guests enjoyed the process and the final product, others found it frustrating due to broken parts and malfunctions.
Summary created by AI from text of reviews reflecting recent feedback provided across different star ratings (includes incentivized reviews)
3.6
3.6 out of 5 stars
40 star ratings
3.6 out of 5 stars with 40 reviews
5 out of 5 stars
30 April, 2025
originally posted on Mindware
Happy Recipient
My teenage grandson enjoys making machines that do something. This was a birthday give for him; he opened it immediately to work on it.
Rebecca
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1 out of 5 stars
28 July, 2024
originally posted on Mindware
Low quality
I was very disapionted with this toy. This product has terrible quality and pieces break too easily, the parts do not function correctly even with the wax, and it was very rage inducing to build.
Asher
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1 out of 5 stars
26 July, 2024
originally posted on Mindware
Poor quality
This was a birthday gift for my 6 year-old son. He actually loved assembling it (with adult help). It would be a fun and education toy if it worked as designed. Unfortunately, the pieces are very fragile. A part of a small gear broke off when we were turning the crank. Some of the supports for the ramps broke too, and the ramps do not line up properly causing the balls to fall off. Tiny connector pegs snapped frequently, but at least there are plenty of spare pegs. Great design, poor quality!
anna
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1 out of 5 stars
24 July, 2024
originally posted on Mindware
Save your money don't buy this
Fun idea, but it just doesn't work. My son spent a lot of hours and put it all together but it malfunctions at four different places throughout the circuit. We were disappointed.
Clayton
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2 out of 5 stars
24 January, 2024
originally posted on Mindware
Wooden pieces break easily
The pieces seemed to break easily and it was very frustrating for my son.
Laurie
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5 out of 5 stars
16 January, 2024
originally posted on Mindware
Great and challenging product
Only help my 8 year old grandson had was separating pieces. Once put together it works very well.
Patrice
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5 out of 5 stars
18 January, 2023
originally posted on Mindware
Great product
Loved it so did my daughter of course she just likes playing with it lol
Gken
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5 out of 5 stars
15 January, 2023
originally posted on Mindware
Great project!
My grandson enjoyed and was challenged. He loved the details
Sam
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1 out of 5 stars
10 December, 2022
originally posted on Mindware
Mechanics bind up
It was fun to watch my son build this but once complete the marble ladder would bind almost every rotation. I sanded the surfaces of the cams smoother and it helped a little but not completely. Nice idea but not for wooden punch out pieces.
Shea
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1 out of 5 stars
12 January, 2022
originally posted on Mindware
Very fragile
This is very fragile, and my 11-year-old son, who is quite skilled at putting together models and other kits, broke several pieces on Christmas morning. It was a shame because this was a gift from the "big guy from up North" and probably one of the last gifts, due to his age. A real let down. I need to figure out how to get replacement parts so he can at least complete it.
Michelle
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1 out of 5 stars
27 December, 2021
originally posted on Mindware
Clever but impractical. Dexterity challenge, ending in disappointment.
Clever design, yet unworkable in present size and materials. Material too soft for a project requiring precision alignment. Coaster is too small for the wood supplied. Took five hours assembling. Inclination issues setting o, q and t "chutes" so balls would continue rolling. Seven "rising boxes" jammed frequently. Balls fell off coaster once they reached the top box. Overall, too rickety.
Don
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3 out of 5 stars
3 December, 2021
originally posted on Mindware
Fun to put together but does not work well.
I liked the puzzle part of putting this gearjit together. The problems I had was that one piece that held up three other pieces broke into 50 pieces when I tried to gently push it into place and the gear for the 'steppe' does not touch the other gear unless I push it. I also bought the train but not put it together yet.
L. R.
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5 out of 5 stars
28 November, 2021
originally posted on Mindware
Awesome gift idea.
Excited about seeing my grandson's face when he opens this package.
Marilyn
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5 out of 5 stars
8 February, 2021
originally posted on Mindware
You'll love it.
Easy to understand instructions. Only about half way finished, but so far so good.
Toni
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4 out of 5 stars
29 January, 2021
originally posted on Mindware
Fun Building and Playing Activity
This was ordered for an 8yr old. Part of the fun of this is putting it together. 8yr-old put it together with help from an adult. Pieces are small and as another customer mentioned, it takes tweaking to get it running correctly, and glue to ensure it stays together. It seems rather fragile, which is probably why it's rated for older children. Not a toy that you can be rough with. It has a crank to keep the marbles moving, and can be a calming activity to watch/play.
B
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1 out of 5 stars
18 January, 2021
originally posted on Mindware
Too complicated
Very complicated to put together. I would love to return it.
Melissa
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1 out of 5 stars
20 December, 2020
originally posted on Mindware
Horrendous quality
This is extremely low quality. Some of the wooden pieces are absolutely minuscule and snap in half very easily. Half the pieces don't firmly fit together, even with Krazy glue. The ramps for the marbles don't line up and constantly fall off, the gears don't move smoothly (despite abundant amounts of wax), the cams only work half the time, etc. This took hours to build and was so disappointing at the end because it didn't even work. I would never buy a Gearjits again.
Mindy
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5 out of 5 stars
16 October, 2020
originally posted on Mindware
SO satisfied with this product.
I purchased this product for my 12 year old grandson for Christmas. His siblings wanted Legos and he no longer was interested in them, so this was a perfect building set to compliment theirs. Gearjits were on sale if I bought two, so I was able to get an awesome price. Ordering was easy, even though it was my first time ordering from this company. Items were received in a very timely manner. Very satisfied!
Myrlene
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5 out of 5 stars
14 October, 2020
originally posted on Mindware
Good educational toy
Very interesting and educational xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
James
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5 out of 5 stars
12 October, 2020
originally posted on Mindware
Another successful birthday gift
Grandson loved the marble coaster can't wait to get started on it. He has the train also
