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Title: Get in gear....
Post by: Rapid Roger on October 17, 2012, 03:59:49 pm: I don't post in the brag area much but, I thought that people might be interested in different things you can do with a scrollsaw.

(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z299/rapidroger/Wooden%20Gear%20Toy/TopGear002.jpg)

Something other than fret work and ornaments or intarsia or name plates.
The pattern is in the November issue of "Wood" magazine.
This is one of two that I made for the grandsons Christmas gifts. It took me about eight days to build both sets.

Rog
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Post by: Keefie on October 17, 2012, 04:07:45 pm: Wow, thats some really nice cutting, you must need to be really accurate for that to work.
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Post by: jrpeteo on October 17, 2012, 04:08:19 pm: Very cool project, well done.
I've been thing of doing Steves Gear Clock, but making it so the gears work.
Pete
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Post by: chelcass on October 17, 2012, 05:45:19 pm: Wow! that is very cool. Thanks for sharing
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Post by: Rapid Roger on October 17, 2012, 06:02:06 pm: Quote from: Keefie on October 17, 2012, 04:07:45 pm
Wow, thats some really nice cutting, you must need to be really accurate for that to work.

It's not all that hard. It,s just like anything else, "Just follow the lines on the pattern". The hard part is the time it takes, 290 holes of various sizes and 1384" of cutting. I spent one day drilling and two days just cutting the 26 gears. I just like trying different things on the scroll saw to see if I can do it. :)

Rog
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Post by: newfie on October 17, 2012, 06:56:29 pm: thats a cool price of work Rog thanks for sharing
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Post by: countryscroller on October 17, 2012, 07:20:39 pm: That looks great Rog! Thanks for sharing with us.
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Post by: DWSudekum on October 17, 2012, 08:15:55 pm: Very Neat! Thanks for sharing it with us.

DW
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Post by: Al W on October 17, 2012, 08:40:47 pm: Very Nice Roger, thanks for sharing your work with us. Sometimes all is takes is a bit o' inspiration.

Nice job.
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Post by: Russ C on October 18, 2012, 06:43:26 am: You have been busy, looks fantastic. :)
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Post by: frankorona on October 18, 2012, 08:57:24 am: Your work looks wonderful, it requires patience and experience.
Thank you for sharing.
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Post by: dgman on October 18, 2012, 10:12:34 am: It looks like a lot of fun Roger! Nice work.
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Post by: slowcutter on October 18, 2012, 10:27:53 am: A real grinder there. I didn't spot a syncro gear
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Post by: Marcellarius on October 19, 2012, 08:36:53 am: gears are really cool, you did a great job there!
Title: Re: Get in gear....
Post by: Rapid Roger on October 19, 2012, 10:10:43 am: Quote from: slowcutter on October 18, 2012, 10:27:53 am
A real grinder there. I didn't spot a syncro gear

You can stack the gears to make a synchro set. They are designed to do that very thing. It just takes a few more 1" long 1/4" dowels to lock them together. One more dowle per set pushed through a hole that is already there and you are good to go! In fact, I've been doing that very thing. :) Just to make sure that it works. :)

Rog