[Upcycle It] Stay focused in the sky #4: 3D printed gears and the stepper motor is mounted/challenges-projects/design-challenges/upcycleit/b/blog/posts/upcycle-it-stay-focused-in-the-sky-4-3d-printed-gears-and-the-stepper-motor-is-mountedAfter several days of working on the gears and mounting the stepper motor, they are finally coompleted and ready to be controlled by the Edison board Gear in Repetier before slicer Gear in Repetier after slicer Gear in Repetier before ...en-USTelligent Community 12RE: [Upcycle It] Stay focused in the sky #4: 3D printed gears and the stepper motor is mountedhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/upcycleit/b/blog/posts/upcycle-it-stay-focused-in-the-sky-4-3d-printed-gears-and-the-stepper-motor-is-mountedMon, 15 May 2017 18:01:07 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:72bdd49a-903c-4518-b697-6793b171af91balearicdynamics0<p>What kind of gear calculator did you used?</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=2995&AppID=147&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: [Upcycle It] Stay focused in the sky #4: 3D printed gears and the stepper motor is mountedhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/upcycleit/b/blog/posts/upcycle-it-stay-focused-in-the-sky-4-3d-printed-gears-and-the-stepper-motor-is-mountedMon, 15 May 2017 15:45:04 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:72bdd49a-903c-4518-b697-6793b171af91Workshopshed1<p>Nice gears. It might be worth making the smaller gear a little fatter to allow for slight misalignment and to give it a bit more strength.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My printer is not the most commonly used tool in the shop but they are good for this kind of thing.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=2995&AppID=147&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: [Upcycle It] Stay focused in the sky #4: 3D printed gears and the stepper motor is mountedhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/upcycleit/b/blog/posts/upcycle-it-stay-focused-in-the-sky-4-3d-printed-gears-and-the-stepper-motor-is-mountedMon, 15 May 2017 15:40:32 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:72bdd49a-903c-4518-b697-6793b171af91jasonwier920<p>You people with your 3D printers.&nbsp; I need to come up with a reason to invest in one. Maybe find a client who needs 3D printed items.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Very nice update.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=2995&AppID=147&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">