Magic: the Gathering Life Tracker

eliahu77 · August 14, 2018, 2:33am

I added a square peg to the center gear and assembly. Seemed like the logical next step.

ddennis · August 14, 2018, 8:59pm

I think I must be blind or going crazy. Where is the link for these files? I can’t see it.

hansepe · August 14, 2018, 9:55pm

ddennis · August 15, 2018, 3:55am

Oh, I was looking for a file download, not just a pic. Thanks.

lightner · August 15, 2018, 1:49pm

That is a file. It’s an SVG file—which is exactly what the Glowforge expects.

kittski · August 16, 2018, 5:20am

Hopefully you figured it out already but I wanted to be sure. If you just right click on the picture it will let you save the SVG. (On my computer it says, “save page as”. ) I know it looks like a picture, but if the end of it says, SVG, it’s actually a file

finh · August 22, 2018, 12:40pm

I got a question about selling these. Be aware of the Wizards of the Coast trademarks if you put the icons in, but beyond that I’m releasing this design with a Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Creative Commons license. Give credit, share modifications, and go to town.

BSheremeto · August 23, 2018, 3:49am

I modified the file to count to 40. Haven’t actually made this yet so I reserve the right to edit the file once I get a chance to cut it

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eliahu77 · August 28, 2018, 5:39pm

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I made mine with a square peg in in the center so it doesn’t have to rely on the glue for the rotational movement, and color coded for the glowforge cutting engraving order. I also added a ring on the back for fun.

BSheremeto · August 29, 2018, 12:35am

Ok well I did change it. I added a score to the outside gear layer; you never see it but I found assembling these with ultra thin CA glue to be the easiest since all you need to do is hold a layer together and apply it to the outside. Because it is thin it just wicks right into the joint and sets almost instantly. The score is a just in case thing so that it doesn’t wick all the way to the gears.

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jamesdhatch · August 29, 2018, 12:37am

Clever trick with the score for the CA.

timjedwards · August 29, 2018, 12:39am

It’s fun coming back here to see all the variations that keep popping up!

finh · August 29, 2018, 2:11am

Oooh, that is a good trick. I’m always accidentally gluing gears.

BSheremeto · August 30, 2018, 6:29am

I don’t know how effective it will be if you are using medium thickness CA but for ultrathin it works great

salocinah · September 7, 2018, 1:57am

This has GOT to be one of the coolest things here.

Next project - put 4 of them together (1 single counter) and have each of the life up to 40.
EDH!

I bet you could sell these on Etsy for a lot. You’d be a millionaire in no time. I’ll be your first customer!

gernreich · September 13, 2018, 6:23pm

Maybe Clickspring would be super cool and make one?

david.serhienko · September 13, 2018, 9:13pm

I did a 1 to 100 version for a friend on request. Made a few mistakes…

my version brings the numbers up another level, so I should have ‘shortened’ the pointer a bit.

I don’t have any good reason the 100 disc is on the right. It feels like it ought to be on the left.

If I had the chance, I’d align the five bars in the middle layer with the 0 and 00, just for aesthetic sense.

Also, I miscoded some of the etches and the didn’t work (see the black disc on the base plate)

Still, I like it

mark14 · September 14, 2018, 2:12pm

The original post inspired me I made some clocks with a stepper motor (too loud ) and I made a bunch of these… 2 added layers below with a pair of cogs. Later versions replaced the home cut shaft with a dowel.