SP7 in wood
Steve. I only have a CNC, but would like to make the SP7 clock in wood. I like the electronic pendulum concept. Do you have a dxf version of the plans. STL's aren't perfect for CNC, although they could work I suppose, but more complicated than 2D cutting with dxf files. Shat software do you use to design your gears?
thanks
Mark Jenkins
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Sorry, none of my clocks are CNC ready. There are many optimizations for 3D printing that would need to be re-designed to be strong enough in any other material. I am working on some wood gear conversions. The first is SP2 because I really like the classic design. The moon phase clock might be next. The desk clocks would likely be later.
Clayton Boyer's Toucan clock is CNC ready.
I use several gear design tools. Involute gears start in Gearotic, then get optimized for 3D printing in CAD. Cycloidal gears are completely drawn in CAD. The gear rim and spokes are always completely drawn in CAD. I use TurboCAD Platinum, but any 3D CAD program is capable of making the gears. Most of the work is simple 2D CAD. Adding thickness and converting to the final 3D shape is the last step.