Gear Box

[Joe W.]

Needed a box for the granddaughter's puzzle horse I made earlier and came across this Steve Good box pattern.
The gears were a good exercise in making turns.
Used a metal nut and bolt to hold the large gear - it provided more stability instead of a wooden dowel.  Used blue loctite to keep the nut on at just the right tightness.
Sidenote:  After cutting this one out, I cleaned out the air filter I have on box fan by the saw and was AMAZED at how much sawdust came out when I rapped the filter from the back.
I had cut out another pattern earlier, but still - am now a believer in using some kind of dust collection system while sawing, even if occasionally.  Can't imagine how much sawdust you folks generate who do this for a living.  You could have a wood pellet business on the side!  
Anyway, getting better at finding that "sweet spot" when it comes to hand and finger placement when moving the wood as I cut.
Oh, and made a blade holder out of some old copper pipe and wood I have from the old house.  Got a kick out of making something without having to make a trip to the box store. 

[RabidAlien]

Lookin good!  I love cutting gears!!  There's satisfaction in a cut well-done, and satisfaction in building a working device....and a GREAT amount of satisfaction when the two intersect!

[daveww1]

nice job

[Fish]

That looks fun. Great job.

[FrankEV]

Excelent job.  Great Idea for storing the puzzle.

[Scrappile]

Okay, that if very well done and clever... If you turn the gears does it really open and close the lid?  I will have to look up that pattern.

[Joe W.]

2 hours ago, Scrappile said:

If you turn the gears does it really open and close the lid? 

Yep!  It works!!

[amazingkevin]

For the mechanical minded!!!