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Figured out how to make gears in OnShape today using their featurescript. I am now officially unstoppable. 3d printing them now. This is just a hacky test job (those spokes on the largest gear are bad... I made them with a pattern of holes rather than an equal width spoke)
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Tne featurescript is great. It can also make helical gears, but I suspect 3d printer will struggle to print them unless the angle is fairly mild. But will try anyway.
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Redid the base with through holes for Chicago binding posts instead of integrated plastic posts. Better but still crappy. Partly some misprint effects on big gear (one edge curled while printing to thinner) and partly really sensitive tolerances on the holes/posts.
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