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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 03:39 am
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.
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 04:18 pm (UTC)
This is why I was able to design model rocket kits (http://www.rocketreviews.com/reviews/all/alway_astrobee-1500.shtml) that I'm really proud of (like the one in my userpic). I know a gentleman in Chigago (http://www.balsamachining.com/) who can do this with model rocket tubes as well as wood and cardboard sheets. If I can think it, he can make it.