Vol. 24: Da Vinci Reciprocating Mechanism
Re-create Renaissance tech to convert rotation into a square wave.
Digital Edition+ Downloads & Extras:
+PDF template downloads
Cage gearLarge wheel
Tower box +
SketchUp downloads:
dvmain.skpdvsmall_new_asof1218
To print from the SketchUp
Camera → Standard Views → Top
The key is that it tries to print what it sees on the screen.
The large gear should fit on one 8.5x11 page but Sketchup is too dumb to realize this.
So resize your Sketchup window itself and use the Zoom Extents button
Follow steps here
http://craftzine.com/09/101/
Have it look like this with no blank space around the gear.
Corel downloads:
dvmain.cdrndvsmall.cdr
newbox.cdr
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