Spiro Gear Drawing Apparatus
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Published on October 21, 2011
Description
This project is what inspired my Gear O' Clock gear profile. A very simple continuous .075 radius. Formula below for making your own...
youtube.com/watch?v=VHtRhu262zk
Print out all or a few of the gears.
Grab a mechanical pencil, Sharpie Pen, or an similar fine drawing utensils.
Hold outer gear, place utensil in any one of the inner gears and draw many shapes.
Feel free to use my design to make any new gear designs you wish. I only ask that you share working ones and upload them as derivatives. The designs can be endless. Squares, ovals, rectangles, blob shaped and any combination can be made.
The diameter of the gear teeth is .15 inches. (See drawing.)
You must calculate pi by first determining how many teeth you want.
So basically 31 teeth x 2 = 62
62 x .15 = 9.3" which = The Circumference
9.3"/ pi = 2.962 which = the diameter to base your teeth off of.
The diameter refers to the pitch circle or center of diameter of your gear teeth.
youtube.com/watch?v=VHtRhu262zk
Print out all or a few of the gears.
Grab a mechanical pencil, Sharpie Pen, or an similar fine drawing utensils.
Hold outer gear, place utensil in any one of the inner gears and draw many shapes.
Feel free to use my design to make any new gear designs you wish. I only ask that you share working ones and upload them as derivatives. The designs can be endless. Squares, ovals, rectangles, blob shaped and any combination can be made.
The diameter of the gear teeth is .15 inches. (See drawing.)
You must calculate pi by first determining how many teeth you want.
So basically 31 teeth x 2 = 62
62 x .15 = 9.3" which = The Circumference
9.3"/ pi = 2.962 which = the diameter to base your teeth off of.
The diameter refers to the pitch circle or center of diameter of your gear teeth.
Instructions
I WANT YOU to make more designs and post them as derivatives!
The units are inches so don't complain they are not the proper size!
The units are inches so don't complain they are not the proper size!
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ThePelton
on
December 5, 2012
said:
I had a spirograph about forty years ago. Loved it. Wanted to see the tech used for some other stuff, such as a large version that a wood router could fit into so that you could engrave a rosette in a hardwood board.
aubenc
on
October 21, 2011
said:
Super cool thing!
Watching the video... it looks like using the inner gear upside-down would make it even easier :)
Couple of questions: Is the outer gear cut in sections? Do this sections safely fit into a cupcake (92mmx92mm)?
(I guess: yes
&
amp; yes)
Great work, thanks for sharing!!
License
Spiro Gear Drawing Apparatus by PrintTo3D is licensed under the Attribution - Non-Commercial - Creative Commons license.
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