Absolutely GENIUS!!!!!! I am making a Mechanical Harmonograph machine. It's a fancy Spiralgraph that you may have played with as a kid. This is much simplier though and will do ten times what the Spiralgraph does. Only problem was I needed to cut some wood gears so I searched RUclips. Low and behold, I ran into your brillant video and this was to good to be true. Can't thank you enough.
OMG! That's exactly what I had visualized yesterday while trying to find a simpler way to make some wooden gears but I had no idea that it was possible because I didn't know you could use timing belts for it. Thank you so much izzy you have saved me a heap of stress as I don't have precision equipment for accurately cutting and drilling and my feeble attempts so far have been pathetic. This one even I should be able to make work after seeing that oval demo.
My first thought was that you were going to just have your shapeoko cut them out! This was really great and much more informative than I first expected! Thanks Izzy!
Hi Izzy, I love it when people come up with inventive ways of repurposing items, and you are one of the most innovative, truly inspirational. Thanks so much for everything you share, kind regards, Dave.
izzy swan Family first, I can't argue with that. But....... we still missed you!!! We want drill powered projects :P Now, seriously, I hope that's everything right in your familiy, but if it's not I can give you a tip that I've learned: life hits us, but it's our duty to stand up and move on. Here, take my beer. Greets from Argentina!!!
That was brilliant! I'm making my own cotton gin to process cotton I grew this year and was struggling with making gears for the rollers. I can't wait to try this. Genius. Pure genius.
I plan to make a simple machine so I can wind and twist string into rope easier - and your videos on making gears has been very helpful to my design process. Thank you!
I just got the 2p-10 adhesive kit from fastcap. I cant wait to try it out. Bet it would work great for this application and no waiting on adhesive to dry.
Great idea. I have lots of stepper motors & belts and no way to use them. This is such a simple idea I should have thought of it myself. Thanks for the idea. I've been making wooden gears but this method is simpler and easier and I can make much smaller gears than before. Thanks!
Awesome idea there Izzy. It looks like a great way to go for a less complicated gearing mechanism and smooth quiet operation Thanks for the video Patrick
I thought you had quit youtube izzy!!!If you did that would have ruined my life!i am a d.i.y dude like you and I get all my ideas from you,glad to see you back
Izzy, that's outstanding! I am building a wooden clock, and I was looking for some bearings (skate bearings work great), and I saw yards of that stuff just today in the shop I was in. It never dawned on me to use that. I would still have to make up an escapement, but the ratios are still diametric pitch, so right on! I think I'll give one of these a whirl.
You could use a extra piece of belt to make the alignment of the teeth as good as possible. After gluing (when the glue is still wet), lay the extra piece of belt over the gap, with the teeth toward the gear, so they grip into the teeth of the belt you're gluing. This will force the gap to be sized exactly one tooth width. Hard to explain in words, but easy to do (and easy to show in a video...)
Great IDEA! While watching this was thinking, I could easily use the same idea w/ belt and spring for a Belt Tensioner, For drive system I'm considering.
Great video. I hope nobody will take offence if I add a word of caution... As you bend a flexible belt around an increasingly smaller radius, the spacing of the valleys is preserved and the spacing of the tops of the teeth must spread apart. (any distortion from a straight line will do that). So I'd expect it to fail for large gear ratios. Unless the gears have very big diameter in relation to tooth depth... Maybe beyond 4 to 1. I've tried it for gears made from corrugated cardboard, which worked great at 1 to 1, and failed at higher ratios. Happy to hear from anyone who's tried 4 to one!
This is such a great idea! I suffer from number blindness, so even the simplest math is a real struggle for me. I'm sure you have heard the famous phrase "measure twice, cut once". Well for me, its "measure 20 times" lol! After many failed attempts at gears using math, this idea is a revelation. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for upload this video. it's really cheap, it's really work it's really help you know how much money to make one small gears on lathe shop. in my country.. it's very expensive. Not for kids
Izzy, how about modifying the box joint jig to use this gear method? Possibly a timing belt as you suggested or some other larger pitch belt. Great idea!
Wow, that is seriously an excellent idea! I've been wanting an "Eizzy" way to make smooth operating quiet gears! Again, you have astonished me and given me the answer I have been looking for! Thanks! Caught a glimpse of your daughter standing by to catch you if you fell. She looks like she wanted to help you build something?
Great idea, Izzy! As always the video is done well, too. I think his could be of great use for a finger joint jig I'm planning on building. Thanks for sharing!
Great project as always Izzy... I wonder what a perfect triangle would give you with regards to oscillation??? Or maybe run a total of 3 gears with the triangle so that two gears oscillate while the other gear drives the triangle. Maybe you can get more of a back and forth motion rather then up and down. Not sure what you could use it for but I am sure you will think of something in time... Enjoy....
Absolutely GENIUS!!!!!! I am making a Mechanical Harmonograph machine. It's a fancy Spiralgraph that you may have played with as a kid. This is much simplier though and will do ten times what the Spiralgraph does. Only problem was I needed to cut some wood gears so I searched RUclips. Low and behold, I ran into your brillant video and this was to good to be true. Can't thank you enough.
That's not bad at all! Good thinking on that one, Izzy :)
John Heisz Thank You John. I can see using these gear for tons of future projects.
You're idea always best of the best. Thanks my brother
OMG! That's exactly what I had visualized yesterday while trying to find a simpler way to make some wooden gears but I had no idea that it was possible because I didn't know you could use timing belts for it. Thank you so much izzy you have saved me a heap of stress as I don't have precision equipment for accurately cutting and drilling and my feeble attempts so far have been pathetic. This one even I should be able to make work after seeing that oval demo.
That's a great hack! Thanks for sharing.
That's useful.
My first thought was that you were going to just have your shapeoko cut them out!
This was really great and much more informative than I first expected!
Thanks Izzy!
This opens the door to many possibilities! Thanks for the inspiration!
Hi Izzy, I love it when people come up with inventive ways of repurposing items, and you are one of the most innovative, truly inspirational. Thanks so much for everything you share, kind regards, Dave.
8 years and going strong! Still very applicable for projects today.
We missed you Izzy!!!!! That's a very good idea. I'm expecting to see some of your projects with this kind of gear.
Bruno Sacomani I am back full time had a few family things to deal with all good now
izzy swan Family first, I can't argue with that. But....... we still missed you!!! We want drill powered projects :P
Now, seriously, I hope that's everything right in your familiy, but if it's not I can give you a tip that I've learned: life hits us, but it's our duty to stand up and move on.
Here, take my beer. Greets from Argentina!!!
Can't wait to see what you dream up using your simple wood gear idea. You constaintly amaze me with your projects.
Saw Dust Maker Thanks for the compliment Saw Dust Maker. I have some crazy things up my sleeve this is going to be an interesting year on youtube.
Fascinating as always. Can't wait to see how it pans out in the long term.
Bamboo panel....stroke of genius.
That's great. Very simple way for anyone to make gears. Awesome idea. Thanks for sharing!
WoodworkingManiak Thank you Tim.. I am lovin it
Fantastic idea Izzy. Simple and very effective.
It pays to go back and watch older videos! Great Idea!
That was brilliant! I'm making my own cotton gin to process cotton I grew this year and was struggling with making gears for the rollers. I can't wait to try this. Genius. Pure genius.
You make great simple projects. I just love them. Keep the creative juices flowing.
I plan to make a simple machine so I can wind and twist string into rope easier - and your videos on making gears has been very helpful to my design process. Thank you!
sweet.
I just got the 2p-10 adhesive kit from fastcap. I cant wait to try it out. Bet it would work great for this application and no waiting on adhesive to dry.
I love it. Simple and well explained. What’s not to love! Also a little bamboo jealous
Now that is a great idea izzy, I can think of endless applications for it. Cheers Fella!
I’ve used timing belts on many projects (homemade robotics mostly) but I never thought about doing this! Very ingenious & thanks for posting it.
I love it, man! You're always coming up with strokes of brilliance.
Steve French Thank you Steve
Great idea. I have lots of stepper motors & belts and no way to use them. This is such a simple idea I should have thought of it myself. Thanks for the idea. I've been making wooden gears but this method is simpler and easier and I can make much smaller gears than before. Thanks!
Awesome idea there Izzy. It looks like a great way to go for a less complicated gearing mechanism and smooth quiet operation
Thanks for the video Patrick
Patrick's work shop It Is really quite, after using wood on wood gears for so projects these are a really cool change
Hit the button too quick, meant to add that is a great job. Your ideas always make my day.
The best ideas are always so obvious after you see them. Great video!
very cool experiment Izzy! - those belts seemed to work really well, great idea!
Nick Ferry Thank you Sir.
Hi from the UK, just caught this on you tube, must try it , brilliant idea !!
Ingenious I sure wish that I had thought of this when I made the wooden gearbox reduction mechanism for the chilli roaster prototype.
Michael Linahan I was thinking the something when i was testing these "wish I would have thought have this sooner"
Sweetness! So many will benefit from this idea!
You sir rock!
I was very happy to see you video in my RUclips feed. Awesome idea !
The world of gears in toys has just opened up for me - Thanks Izzy!
I thought you had quit youtube izzy!!!If you did that would have ruined my life!i am a d.i.y dude like you and I get all my ideas from you,glad to see you back
That is a ton of bamboo! I know you'll come up with some really cool uses for it.
Peter Gillock I will definitely get some great use out of it. Very grateful to Eric to have it.
Glad to see you back, nice interesting tack on wood gears. That reciprocating action was pretty cool, and funny to watch!
Sweet, I was just think today I need to make some gear for a upcoming project thanks for the Eizzy way to do it.
Izzy does it again. Great idea. Genius in fact!
Very great idea, helps me a lot for some projects.
Thank You!!!!!!!
Your a genius. Thank you. Keep sharing your helpful mechanics.
Practical genius! Great stuff, thanks Izzy
Thank you for a great idea. I had some projects that was "benched" because of the gear issue, which can now be dusted off.
They are great, you are my hero! I am going to make some with my kids.
Your creativity never fails to amaze me, Izzy! As expected, you have exceeded my expectations yet again!
BigWingUK My wife says the same thing about the messes i make around the house.. lol
Great Idea. I will definitely put this one in my bag of tricks.
Another awesome idea from thie "Think" man. Thanks for sharing.
Very clever Izzy. I might have to find a use for this one.
Genius! Can't wait to see you apply this to a project. Well done.
Great job Izzy, thanks. (*Whispers* I spotted the sphere thing as well but won't mention it).
Really great idea Izzy, finally something I can utilize too without a bandsaw! Thanks for sharing!
Izzy, that's outstanding! I am building a wooden clock, and I was looking for some bearings (skate bearings work great), and I saw yards of that stuff just today in the shop I was in. It never dawned on me to use that. I would still have to make up an escapement, but the ratios are still diametric pitch, so right on! I think I'll give one of these a whirl.
Really cool idea, thanks for sharing it!
Love it! Great use of the belt teeth!! Thanks for the videos!
Simple. Effective. Great job Izzy!
Paul Meyette Thanks Paul, I will be using it allot
I like it, and I can definitely see applications for it. I wonder though, how often does it slip when under load?
Anton Kiriwas I am so sure it wont slip i will be using it in a high load application here pretty quick.
fantastic idea - this have given a new hobby of designing an unusual looking clock. thank you for your video
You could use a extra piece of belt to make the alignment of the teeth as good as possible. After gluing (when the glue is still wet), lay the extra piece of belt over the gap, with the teeth toward the gear, so they grip into the teeth of the belt you're gluing. This will force the gap to be sized exactly one tooth width. Hard to explain in words, but easy to do (and easy to show in a video...)
Gijs van Oort Thats an AWESOME idea!
I SOOOOO want to hang out in your shop with you. Awesome idea!
Thanks! I've avoided gears, but really like this idea. I'll have to give it a try. thanks again!
oh yeah .thank you for this great idea from me pilipino . it hepls me a lot to make my project even easier
How cool. I have been tossing around building a disk/belt sander powered by my Shopsmith, This would be a great way to make the gears needed.
WOW...!!! indeed super simple ! Thnx 4 sharing !
Great IDEA! While watching this was thinking, I could easily use the same idea w/ belt and spring for a Belt Tensioner, For drive system I'm considering.
Very well. Uma bela oficina. Um grande abraço do Brasil.
Great video. I hope nobody will take offence if I add a word of caution... As you bend a flexible belt around an increasingly smaller radius, the spacing of the valleys is preserved and the spacing of the tops of the teeth must spread apart. (any distortion from a straight line will do that). So I'd expect it to fail for large gear ratios. Unless the gears have very big diameter in relation to tooth depth... Maybe beyond 4 to 1. I've tried it for gears made from corrugated cardboard, which worked great at 1 to 1, and failed at higher ratios. Happy to hear from anyone who's tried 4 to one!
Great video. I love it. Thanks Douglas.
Great find Izzy!! just ordered me some and shipping was free! got some from hong kong! haha great can't wait to use them! Thank you for sharing!
Super smooth!! cool idea izzy I can think of a bunch of uses for this ...can't wait to see what u do with them
great ideas! going to try this but I might use a hole saw instead of a router. love the stepper motor belt idea!
Nice idea Izzy!
Jer's Woodshop Thanks Jer
This is such a great idea! I suffer from number blindness, so even the simplest math is a real struggle for me. I'm sure you have heard the famous phrase "measure twice, cut once". Well for me, its "measure 20 times" lol! After many failed attempts at gears using math, this idea is a revelation. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for upload this video.
it's really cheap, it's really work
it's really help
you know how much money to make one small gears on lathe shop. in my country.. it's very expensive. Not for kids
Izzy, how about modifying the box joint jig to use this gear method? Possibly a timing belt as you suggested or some other larger pitch belt. Great idea!
Wow, that is seriously an excellent idea! I've been wanting an "Eizzy" way to make smooth operating quiet gears! Again, you have astonished me and given me the answer I have been looking for! Thanks! Caught a glimpse of your daughter standing by to catch you if you fell. She looks like she wanted to help you build something?
MRrwmac She got in trouble for coming out into the shop with out shoes on .
I put flip flops by the door so they (and I) can easily put them on and protect from any metal shavings/sharp wood chips.
Inspiring ideas, off to the shed now !Keep up the good work
Great idea Izzy!
A great way to speed up the gear making process!
Great idea, Izzy! As always the video is done well, too. I think his could be of great use for a finger joint jig I'm planning on building. Thanks for sharing!
i like your idea very much! its smart and easy. thanks!
Another great idea and cool video Izzy!!! Thanks for sharing!! Very Cool!
Thank you very much Izzy. So cool. And really very easy.
Brilliant idea izzy swan!
That's a great idea! Gonna give that a try soon as I can. Just one thing; you're cutting the ply into a disc, rather than a sphere (ie a ball)
Another awesome brainstorm.
Frank
LOL!! I finally read your shirt! Another great video Izzy thanks.
That's a FANTAZMICAL idea!
nice, can also use the same method to make rack and pinion.
not what I expected , but still neat enough. subscribed!
Wow that is simple, and looks to function quite well. Why didn't I think of that. lol
Damn...man u r my hero... super easy ìdea with rubber belt i lovè it.. thanks
Dude that was an awesome idea for easy gears, I hate cutting them lol THANKSSSSSS
Brilliant idea izzy
Is there some kind of joiner for the motor belt or was it a belt that you just cut in half ?
Thanks for sharing
Robbie
Robbiethewoodturner I order open ended belt. so i can get it in any length up to 100 ft long
izzy swan Thanks izzy
izzy swan couldn't find the belt on ebay for 1.40 a foot. can you give me more specific info?
Great project, thanks for sharing izzy swan
Great project as always Izzy... I wonder what a perfect triangle would give you with regards to oscillation??? Or maybe run a total of 3 gears with the triangle so that two gears oscillate while the other gear drives the triangle. Maybe you can get more of a back and forth motion rather then up and down. Not sure what you could use it for but I am sure you will think of something in time... Enjoy....
Great idea Izzy, good Job
Nice! Thanks for the idea.
Great idea. Very simple and effective.
very good idea, excellent work
Since the gear is actually a rubber band , it's more of a hybrid rubber/wood gear ;-). nice idea, nice build !
Damn, there's another excuse to buy a band saw gone! Brilliant build Izzy.