After extensive experimentation with cardboard, I have isolated a set of designs I feel comfortable recreating in a more refined medium. The following are vector graphic layouts that will be used as blueprints for the final product. The images act as guidelines for a machine known as a CNC router, which is capable of accurately recreating almost any three dimensional design in wood. The design process is fairly simple because each line can be created with a single pass by a large drill bit. The thickness of the lines is a visual aid I included, not a part of the blueprint. Only the paths and curves will be noted by the machine. Likewise, the colors are only an aid in the layout process, not a part of the actual final product. Though I am planning on painting the entirety of the wood that is carved out.
Each image is connected to the one prior. Whenever a line is terminated in one image, the next has a line that begins in that position. This is to ensure a precise flow from one maze to the next. The progression moves from black to red to blue and so on. There will be seven stages in total, with one stage acting as a container for the fallen marbles. It will not be emptied during the entirety of the exhibition so it will need to be fairly large and sturdy to withstand the weight and consistent impact.
This is a crude diagram depicting the structure that will support the mazes. The actual final product will not have four separate supports, but instead two walls that hold the edges of the boards. Two sides will be left open for the viewing of the action.
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