Spur parametric gear rack (experimental) by devijvers 3d model
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Spur parametric gear rack (experimental) by devijvers

Spur parametric gear rack (experimental) by devijvers

by Thingiverse
Last crawled date: 3 years ago
Warning: not yet printed (and I don't have a printer yet!)
OpenScad script to generate parametric gear racks. Only one important parameter.
There are 4 required parameters:
module: the most import parameter of any gear. Two gears (or a gear and a rack) of the same module will mesh. Determines the tooth height and this value is the pitch circle diameter in mm. Common gear modules: http://www.beltingonline.com/gears-366/spur-gears-367/metric-0-5-to-8-mod-375/
number of teeth: this parameter together with module determines the length of your rack.
width: the width of the rack in mm.
rack bottom height: the height of the rack below the teeth in mm.
The pressure angle is 20 degrees. This is not configurable since normally all MOD gears have a pressure angle of 20 degrees.
When you print this thing please give me feedback.
Change log
2011-09-18: Cleanup unused code + echo length of gear rack + center object + appropriate rotation for printing + added bevel to top of teeth

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