Thingiverse
Art Art Tools

Gear Draw

Snille
1849
Downloads
5544
Views
Published on August 19, 2012
This thing was Featured on August 19, 2012

Description

An art toy to be used to draw patterns on a paper. In the SketcUp file there are different sizes of the big inward gear.

Update: A friend found the real name of the thing its a: Spirograph - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirograph
I didn't know that when I made it. :)

Instructions

Print and enjoy. :)
The stl fits on a 140x140 Huxley bed.
Tags
This Thing has no tags.
Report as inappropriate

You must be logged in to post a comment.

ApexDesign on December 21, 2012 said:

What is the pitch and pressure angle for the gear models in this set?

Thanks

Snille on December 21, 2012 said:

Pitch I don't remember. I basically left all at defaults in the plugin in SketchUp when I made the gears. I do know that the pressure angle is 20. :)

cymon on September 14, 2012 said:

I want another outside gear so I can get more variety from my existing set. Maybe a little smaller.

Snille on September 17, 2012 said:

There are two outside gears available in the SketchUp file. Then if you want you can use the Gear-plugin to create a new one at the size you want. Here you can find the gear plugin: http://www.ohyeahcad.com/downl... and if I remember correctly I used this formula "Teeth / 2 = Diameter". So if you want 100 teeth the diameter is 50mm. :) Pressure angle I left default (20.0)....

bjbsquared on August 26, 2012 said:

If I remember right, the original outer ring had holes for push pins such that the paper and ring could be fastened to a piece of cardboard. This would help keep the center as different gears are used..

strangeloop on August 25, 2012 said:

i have played with this as a kid :) now i shall print it :D

Rawpork on May 30, 2013 said:

I thought the SAME thing(:

notstarman on August 21, 2012 said:

Everytime I see a Spirograph I think of the quote from the simpsons.

Dr. S: Wait: did you know that there's a direct correlation between the decline of Spirograph and the rise in gang activity? Think about it.

http://thesimpsonsforever.tumb...

tadrow on August 21, 2012 said:

The original Spirograph gears had the holes laid out in a spiral, to maximize the number of variations available on each gear. It might be interesting to try to do that with these designs. Many thanks for bringing us the ability to tinker with the design ourselves.

sirmakesalot on August 20, 2012 said:

Technically called hypotrochoid or epitrochoid. I see you are using sketchup but if this was parametric...oh the possibilities!

brianhomer on August 20, 2012 said:

Which software you are using for the gear design.

Snille on August 20, 2012 said:

I'm using SketchUp with the gear-plugin from here: http://www.ohyeahcad.com/downl...

MacGyver on August 20, 2012 said:

I'm attempting to print one right now. My build platform is only 120x120 so I had to scale it down a bit. Hoping it still works slightly smaller.

MacGyver on August 29, 2012 said:

Even scaled down it seems to work pretty well.

laird on August 20, 2012 said:

Very cool. I used to spend a LOT of time with the Spirograph! It's cool that you invented it without knowing about the original.

Jaknil on August 20, 2012 said:

I agree! Here is a pat on the back for re-inventing it, it means you can come up with awesome ideas! *pat* :)

elspeth on August 19, 2012 said:

very nice

Collections

View all
Things to Make
by dclunie
Combo Lock
Things to Make
by envelupo
Varios
by laihoz

Remixes

Made

View all

Liked by

View all

License

Creative Commons - GNU GPL
Gear Draw by Snille is licensed under the Creative Commons - GNU GPL license.

Give a Shout Out

If you print this Thing and display it in public proudly give attribution by printing and displaying this tag.

More from Snille

More from Art Tools

⇪