GearHeads Forum

Art, or anyone who has built a "Scimitar"  I understand the need for the bearings, exactly how many bearings are used/needed in the construction?  Does each component require two, one on each side of the part as it moves on the fixed brass rods?  Planning on trying to make one this ...

Kit, Mark and John - thanks for your words of encouragement. I was hoping that I would not have to use a template to tweak gear print-outs, and I cannot explain the laser printout glitch (elliptical vs round) As I use a laser printer (toner was way less expensive than ink) I am not sure how I will ...

Art, Thanks for the Welcome. Perhaps I just don't know how to print the correct files. I use a Mac - does that matter? I don't have any CAD program - exactly what files am I looking for? I apologize for not knowing anything about dxf files - so "unzipping" them is yet another step I am unclear about ...

Good evening: My name is Bill and I split my time between FL and NY. Have been a long time woodworking hobbyist, woodcarver and general tinkerer. Background and education is in mechanical engineering, taught Physics and retired in 2004. Current wood projects have been a couple of Whirligigs. I have ...