Building the Ultimate DIY Gear Cutter: Mini Machine Edition!

**Improvised DIY** · Feb 26, 2023, 08:46 AM

Nice work! Lot's of planning!

**My MiniCrafts** · Feb 26, 2023, 12:35 PM

Thank you my friend. There are really many plans. I'll show you everything. soon

**DIYer** · Feb 27, 2023, 03:56 AM

Thanks My MiniCrafts! We've added your Small Gear Cutter to our Machining category,
as well as to your builder page: My MiniCrafts's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Small Gear Cutter by My MiniCrafts

tags: cutting, gears

**Saltfever** · Feb 27, 2023, 09:52 PM

Some nice ideas and limit switches seem to be effective. However, the indexing/dividing still needs work. It is quite difficult and seems to be a fundamental problem with all these DIY systems. To his credit, he did not try to cover it up or obfuscate the accuracy as done by some others.

Building the Ultimate DIY Gear Cutter: Mini Machine Edition!-gear.jpg

**My MiniCrafts** · Feb 28, 2023, 01:57 AM

Yes, I am aware of this problem. the fact is that I did not accurately enough made the dividing disk. The machine itself works very accurately, now I am making a new disk and after installing it I will shoot another video where I will make perfect gears. this video presents the very idea of an automatic machine

**wizard69** · Mar 2, 2023, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by My MiniCrafts

Yes, I am aware of this problem. the fact is that I did not accurately enough made the dividing disk. The machine itself works very accurately, now I am making a new disk and after installing it I will shoot another video where I will make perfect gears. this video presents the very idea of an automatic machine

This is one nice machine with a bucket full of ideas for a low end gear maker. Thanks for posting.

As for indexing, at some point it will make a lot of sense to come up with a stepper or servo based solution. Plain DC motors are not good at stopping in the same place consistently. That does add some complexity but today it is almost a canned solution with Arduino's.

**My MiniCrafts** · Mar 3, 2023, 02:56 AM

I agree, stepper motor and arduino. It's very simple. The idea was that everything would work on pure mechanics. I enjoy creating such projects. they have a soul