Tabletop Cardboard Skee-Ball

I wanted to create something that would be functional and fun to play with during class. I was searching the internet and stumbled onto a Skee-ball machine and thought it would be interesting to alter the design to fit on top of a desk. Of course, I looked on Instructables to see if anyone had made a design similar to my idea. Fungus had made one out of some office supplies. They mentioned some future changes like making a ramp for the balls to return, so I decided to try to make a design to feature that. I would highly reccomand checking out their project: https://www.instructables.com/Desktop-Skeeball/.

1. -Cardboard
2. -Paper
3. -Box Cutter
4. -Ruler
5. -Pencil
6. -Glue (Hot glue or super glue)

Start by either cutting them out manually using a box cutter or using a laser cutting machine if you have one avaliable to you. I drew the layout for referance or you could access the AutoCAD file.

(https://web.autocad.com/acad/me/sid/shares/drawings/b2c157ba-cfc0-4faf-9a04-854f5a7beb48/editor)

Using two of the sides, use your glue and attach back:P1 to connect them together. Afterward, glue back:P2 above back:P2 just like the second picture.

Choose one side and line up your ruler along the edge. Measure out about 4in from the bottom up and mark it with a pencil or pen. Hold one of your fingers to the line. Grab the inside 2nd layer piece 2 and place it where that line is on the side. Adjust the angle of P2 to create a slight slope. Get P1 and place it against P2 to connect the ramp to the bottom piece. Glue along the edges to attach the pieces.

The front should be secured against the two sides and the bottom. Position the inside 1st layer piece 4 about an 1.75in away from the top at a angle. Obtain P3 and place it almost horizontally against P4. With P2, place it at a 45 degree angle against P3. P1 should be put against P2. The end of P1 that makes contact with the front should be slightly underneath the top part of the opening in the front as in photo 4.

I made my ball by rolling up pieces of paper until it was round enough. If you have any sphere shapes around your house that’ll fit through the holes, it will likely be able to roll back to you. With that, you should be able to enjoy using your tabletop Skee-Ball!