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Lasers! And gears!
Last week I finally got around to trying out the laser cutter at Metrix. It was so easy. Walked in with a USB drive with a SVG file I made in Inkscape, 6 minutes and $15 later I had the following:
(8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 40 and 60 teeth.)
Let me emphasize what a phenomenal price $15 is for 7 gears. This is a fabrication technique that deserves some serious study. As such, I'm working on adapting the design for a mechanical clock. I should be able to get everything made this way except the weight and some random pieces of hardware laser cut.
(8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 40 and 60 teeth.)
Let me emphasize what a phenomenal price $15 is for 7 gears. This is a fabrication technique that deserves some serious study. As such, I'm working on adapting the design for a mechanical clock. I should be able to get everything made this way except the weight and some random pieces of hardware laser cut.