GearHeads Forum

Richard:

  Sounds like your using a old version of Gearotic. Latest version is 3.02 of  Gearotic Thoughts,
look for another icon in the folder. The program cannot upgrade itself, you likely are running the
older Gearotic 1.0.

Art

Yes..........thanks...........you are right.

Hi All:

  Start post of this thread has been modified, it now has the OrangeTicker Pack.


Art

Art,

Thanks...........I assume you use MM, is there any easy way to
change all your .crv and .dxf file to inches in Cut2D Desktop?

Richard

Art,

Ignore my last question:  I figured out how to convert mm to inches in Cut2D desktop.

I assume I can change your bottom plate to my own "hub" from
one of my spinning wheels, is that correct?  I guess I would have to tinker
with spring size and weights to achieve proper wheel spin.  Do you think
your set up would drive one of my two wheel spinners with a 40 inch diameter and 12 vanes
on each wheel?

Richard

Richard:

I suspect it would, you might have to remove 4 of the pins, so it really has a fair amount of kick.. always
hard to say though without trying it..

Art

Thanks Bob that what I was thinking.
Dan

BobL wrote: Dan;

The more pins you have the slower it rotates, in other words the less of a kick it gets between pins.


Cheers
Bob

Art,

In the files you posted you refer to top and bottom (in the jpg pictures).

Is the top the front wheel and the bottom the back wheel?

Richard

Art,

In the photo below that you named spool.jpg.

Is that 3 pieces of wood glued together?

Richard

Hi Richard:

YEs, I refer to top as the front rotating panel, and bottom as the rear. The spool is actually 2 pieces. The main spool has a ring
machined into it, and a second ring was pocketed to fit into the main spools ring, together they make the takeup spool 3/4"
thick to hold the spring as it winds on. That way I didnt have to glue on the second half of the ring, I justr pushed it into the machined
ring and glued it..

Art