DIY CNC - Making Gears With Free Software

This was just a quick project to show how to use free software to make gears on a home built CNC. The video shows the process.

(1) A gear is designed in Inkscape

(2) The design is saved as an SVG file in Inkscape

(3) Go to www.MakerCam.com

(4) Ope the saved SVG file

(5) Convert the image to g-code after setting parameters

(6) Open the g-code in Mach3 and have the CNC cut the shape.

It's a fun project to tinker with.

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftIsd00pDjw

Thanks for taking a look.