Project Information
I have made a lot of hand-operated wood models. The book Building Wooden Machines by Bridgewater & Bridgewater has a neat pattern for a worm gear model.
To add some color to the model, I used padauk for the 2 bearings and purple heartwood for the crank. I also dyed the pegs on the bearings. The base is maple and the gear red oak.
The book called for whittling out the worm gear with a sharp knife. Instead, I used the Dremel with 2 different sizes of sanding drums to cut the worm gear. I much prefer the Dremel method safety wise compared to the sharp knife!
I made a YouTube video of the model in operation.
If you want to read more about my trials and tribulations of building this model, see my web site.
To add some color to the model, I used padauk for the 2 bearings and purple heartwood for the crank. I also dyed the pegs on the bearings. The base is maple and the gear red oak.
The book called for whittling out the worm gear with a sharp knife. Instead, I used the Dremel with 2 different sizes of sanding drums to cut the worm gear. I much prefer the Dremel method safety wise compared to the sharp knife!
I made a YouTube video of the model in operation.
If you want to read more about my trials and tribulations of building this model, see my web site.