Or any kind of brushes or tools really. I was just thinking this would give the kids something to play with while they brush…maybe keep them brushing longer? (Who knows? It kind of looks like something from a Steampunk Con with the dental tools in it.)
And the little gears (which were fun to design) work on the front and back side, so they can brush and fiddle with something for a while.
This one also started out with a video that got creamed by Discourse, but Bailey had shot one for Instagram a while ago, so it can be seen in action here:
(The gears are a great thing to print in all of those little unused spots between other prints too, to keep from wasting material. I’ve got bags of little gears from finishing up a bunch of PG.)
(Last new design for a bit…got some other stuff to do that I’ve been putting off for too long now. I think I might take a shot at some acrylic stuff next - I got all these beautiful sheets of colored PG and haven’t decided what to do with them yet. Ideas are welcome.)
Love your design but just had a thought!
Wouldn’t it be cool/fun to have the gears connect around the corners. Then, while turning the ones facing you you’d see the one ons the other side turn in the mirror.
Where do you go to generate the gear designs? I LOVE steampunk and I have a good piece of the Maple hardwood that is ready to be scrapped. Gears of all sizes would do well in the last bits of “space”
I created them in Illustrator using blanks from McMaster Carr. (So they are actually interchangeable with real gears. If you should happen to find a need for wooden gears.)
@Jules - is it possible to get the video fixed? I want to share this on social media and I bet it’s even more impressive when you can see it in action.
