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Gear 3D print file generator

Tom Kitta

Tom Kitta

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The Free STL Gear Designer For 3D Printing
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This generator is gold - I am printing all the change gears here. Sure its plastic but hey its for like threading so should be good enough.

Also all sorts of gears are supported as well as internal gears!

You can prototype whole gear box in this generator!
 
That is a good one Tom!


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Thats a useful application. I tested it with these 60T - 20T M1 bevel gears printed in PETG-HF.
After importing into F360, these mesh models (.stl) can be converted into solids for additional changes, such as the boss and keyways on these gears.

The app produces fully formed and consistent meshes without holes, gaps or cusps so no repairs are needed unlike some other .stl gear generators.

Tho only issue I found was that the generated object is ten times larger than it is expected to be. So my 60T gear was generated as 600mm diameter.

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Arbutus said:
Thats a useful application. I tested it with these 60T - 20T M1 bevel gears printed in PETG-HF.
After importing into F360, these mesh models (.stl) can be converted into solids for additional changes, such as the boss and keyways on these gears.

The app produces fully formed and consistent meshes without holes, gaps or cusps so no repairs are needed unlike some other .stl gear generators.

Tho only issue I found was that the generated object is ten times larger than it is expected to be. So my 60T gear was generated as 600mm diameter.

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I used it to print about a dozen gears so far - but all of mine are M1 spur gears - no size issues.
 
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