Project:Metal Lathe Thread Gears Organizer
| ProjectInfoBox Metal Lathe Thread Gears Organizer | |
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| Status: | done |
| Release Date: | 20.05.2026 |
| Initiator: | LabCrow |
| Materials Used: | PLA |
| Tools Used: | 3D Printers |
| Software Used: | Onshape |
Idea
When cutting threads with the Metal Lathe special gears are needed for the right transmission. These didn't have a dedicated place or container before and were just lying around the Hot Metal Area.
Creation Steps / Process
I designed a simple organizer to hold the gears and their related parts. Since the gears have the same thickness, I designed equal slots that can all fit the largest gear. For now only 8 out of the 10 slots are used but that may change in the future.
Since the metal parts amount to some weight I didn't want to hang it by just a few screws as this would lead to a permanent strain of the material. Therefore the organizer is placed on top a metal angle that carries most of the weight. The material I chose was then PLA because it doesn't have to hold much load.
Learnings
Similar to the projects I did in parallel (Project:Press Tool for Headset Cups Holder and Project:Hard Soldering Torch Holder), this one showed me another possibility of metal hardware supporting printed models.
