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Unboxing Gearboxes

3D Printed Gearbox: How to Design Your Own Box

Aaron Rhodes
Published Sep 29, 2019

What's going on inside a gearbox can be complicated, but it doesn't need to be a black box. Join us on our mission to design a 3D printed gearbox. wherein we'll also shine a light on general gear principles.

Contents

Gears and Gearboxes
A Few Terms Defined
Types of Gears and Gear Sets
Getting Started
Modeling Your Gears
Gear to Gear Relationships
Testing Your Gears
Creating Your Gearbox
Step 1: The Backplate
Step 2: The Shafts
Step 3: The Walls
Step 4: The Frontplate
Step 5: Printing
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