In this video, we show the build of our laser-cut Gear Box along with build instructions. The laser cutter files are available for free from freelaserfiles.com and are designed to work with any laser cutting machine such as a Glowforge.
thank you for sharing this file for free, i had a lot of pleasure building it and putting efforts in re-adjusting all the slot sizes of nearly every part. i think your choice of allowing a tolerance by default is not recommandable. just put eveything at size and let people set their kerf so everything fits smoothly instead of trying to guess what will be people's mistakes. Went for a stock build with my Ikier k1 48W, kerf of 0.075 (0.15mm total laser cut size), took 3 days to build, absolutely nothing was fitting properly (still able to make it work) So rezised nearly every parts, every gears and now able to build it smoothly. Anyway had an absolute blast building this masterpiece, i realise the gift you did to the laser community and would like to thank you for this.
Thank you so much! This is such a Brilliant project! I made this for a colleague as a leaving present and she loves it. I used a HPC Laserscript CO2 laser and I didn’t have to make any adjustments for the kerf. The only tweaks I made were to change the colours of the lines but that’s a personal preference. If you choose the 380 x 380 size sheets there is no problem. With the larger sheet size, the front securing cradle is missing (No 8) and there are two of No 6 instead. I found this very satisfying! I think I will make another one Thanks again for the free file (Subscribed!)😊
Es una caja increíble, queda espectacular. Me he suscrito a tu canal aunque es una lástima que tenga desactivados los subtítulos pero bueno, aún así he disfrutado viendo todo el montaje. Quiero darte las gracias por compartir los archivos para poder construir esta misma cajita, es justo lo que andaba buscando y espero poder hacerla pronto. Estoy empezando a usar mi cortadora laser y a la vez intentando aprender a usar programas de diseño para poder crear mis propios proyectos, ahora de momento he de usar lo que encuentro en youtube principalmente mientras continuo aprendiendo. Me siento muy agradecido por compartir tus diseños con nosotros, ha sido un gran placer encontrar este canal y espero que crezca mucho para seguir disfrutando con tus creaciones en el futuro. Saludos!!!
Hi, thank you for your comments. The subtitles are not switched off. You should be able to enable them on youtube. You will be able to find a video showing how to display the subtitles. Good luck.
What a super-cool box! I got the plans and saved this video, so I can build one, myself. Went to your website. WOW! So many awesome projects... and for FREE!!! Thanks!
Great video, but there were a couple issues. 1)There were no part numbers except a number 1 on the largest piece. 2)You need to know your kerf and need to compensate. My 5 watt laser took 6 hours but cut it well. The pieces didn't fit because the kerf on my laser was so narrow, not enough was cut off. That meant that the male pieces were too big and the female pieces were too small. Spent hours filing and sanding but finally got it together. It's still too tight to open with just the knob but if I help it with my other hand, it does work. I need to get better paste wax and see if that helps. Overall a beautiful piece with minor construction issues.
I have a 50W Glowforge laser and cut everything with one pass, but despite this, most parts were still extremely tight. It was impossible for any parts to move without modifying ALL the gears to make the center hole larger by 0.2 mm (which I did). And all the gears were a little too large so they meshed together really tightly and would not spin. One of the gears (the largest one) wasn't even round! It was 64.265 mm x 64.338 mm. Unfortunately after it was done, the knob on its own would not even begin to open the lid on its own. I have to also use my other hand to open the lid, due to the gears being meshed too tightly against one another.
thanks a million times! you will have to ungroup objects and in lightburn, change some lines on the burn layer over to the cut line layer on page 2 but really, so what!
AMAZING! I have recently purchased an xTool D1 Pro and I have botched just about everything up I have tried to make. This video is perfect for people like me who are totally lost. I believe I can make this box! It’s well thought out and shot very well. It’s very “step-by-step” - which is apparently what I need. Where do we get the glue bottle and what brand of glue and wax are you using? This is a great video. Thank you!
Hi Phil. Thank you for your comments and support, we really appreciate it. For glue, we use titebond 3 but any wood glue will work. Any paste wax will work you could even use candle wax, it just makes the mechanism run a little smoother. I don't remember where we got the glue bottle from but is a 20ga needle on the bottle, here is a link to a set on Amazon that should work. www.amazon.com/Applicator-Bottles-Squeezable-Applications-Quilling/dp/B09R4DYDHC/ref=sr_1_5?crid=SMDAGEKLFHEW&keywords=needle+tip+squeeze+bottle+20ga&qid=1662043257&sprefix=needle+tip+squeeze+bottle+20ga%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-5
heb dit gemaakt met een Chinese laser k40 50watt; heb wel de lijnkleur van de bestanden moeten aanpassen en ook alles moeten hergroeperen(lasertafel 200x 300mm) het voorste stuk was te groot en heb het dan maar in 2 stukken verdeeld en alles werkt naar behoren .
Hi, we use paste wax as a lubricant. If you visit the Materials Page on our website, FREELASERFILES.Com there is an Amazon link to the brand we use in the video.
Thank you for the free files. A lot to learn from these files. At the 15:15 mark of the video is says to use part 27, 35, and 2 of 36. Is this correct? My part 35 looks different and the video looks like it only uses 1 part 36. Again thank you for providing the files and video
Hi, thank you for contacting us. Yes you are correct, it should say, parts numbers 27 and 37, and one disc number 36. Over 20,000 people have watched this build and almost as many have downloaded the file, yet you are the first to comment on the mistake. Well spotted. Hope you enjoy the build.
Hi, no there is no reason why it can't be done in one glueing session. It was done in stages because if someone is using a Co2 laser with a larger kerf, the joints could be loose. The parts are flipped over several times during assembly and if the joints are loose, it could cause the pieces to move or fall out. Our files are used by some schools and assembled by quite young children. Can you imagine the confusion of several children round a table and pieces falling out. So we try to make it easy.
part 21 still has a gap in one section, plus one of the 'spokes' is inverse in color which would result in cutting the score line. i have the box made, but the two bottom cogs that meet up with the corner cogs won't tighten down sufficiently to make it work. those two keep popping off the corner cogs 😢
Hi Rae. I think you are using the original version of the file, the file on the website has been corrected for the issues you mentioned. Please check our website for the corrected file. As for the gears not going together, some thing may have gone wrong during your build. If you would like to email us pictures of your build (inside and out) we will see if we can spot the issue. freelaserfiles@gmail.com Thank you Harry
The little bottles are on line, Amazon or E Bay. They are 1oz or 2oz plastic squeeze bottles with Luer Lock tops. We use 18 guage blunt Luer Lock .5" needles, also on line.
Hi, we tried to build the Box, but Part 28 dont Fit in the Holes for the Plate and the Round Nr. 39. When i have correct looked the part 28 have 8.02 mm in the middle, the hole only have 7.62mm.. it also can be tha we made an failure. Sorry for my bad Englisch, its about 25 Years old my Shool English. :-)
Thank you for contacting us and for downloading our file. You are correct with the measurements of the parts. The hole in the middle of part 30 is smaller than the pin part number 28. They are drawn this way to allow for the kerf of the laser. We allow .30mm on each side of any cut. This means the pin will shrink by .6mm and the slot will enlarge by .60mm. This will give a tolerance of aprox .6mm. Do you know the size of your laser kerf.
@@freelaserfiles thanks for your answer. No i don't know the kerf in Moment. I test it and try again. Im ab absolute newbie i own the laser sice 2 das. So i must learn very much. 😁
@@freelaserfiles hello again. Now i know the kerf. It is 0.945mm. I have testet a lot and give up now. I had to Set the kerf in lightburn on - 0.4 that fit some of the sticks and round plates BUT the Part 19 and 34 will not fit together. Something is wrong or better i make wrong and i dont understand it. Its a nice box and the Video is very good. You spend much time in It but it doesnt work on my sculpfun s10.
Hi, I have a suggestion. Only parts 1 & 2 are too big for your machine. Use the file called "Parts Laid Out', cut the parts in half and glue them together after cutting. Hope this helps.
Hi Pedro, our files are available in 3 layouts. You will need to download the files named "Parts Laid Out". This file has all the parts laid out in line. You will need to set out these parts to fit your cutting area.
Hi Bryan. Thank you for spotting that and letting us know, the file has been corrected. It must have been moved while we were prepping the files. Thanks again and please feel free to show us how it turns out on our Facebook or Instagram.
@@freelaserfiles , I'm still working through the files. I'm using the XTool M1 for this which is a new laser cutter to the market and the beta software is buggy which requires that I split out each part into two to three files for loading. I have found a few more issues while working through them. Parts 11 and 12 contain a swapped score / cut portion which could result in the hole being larger than intended and the score mark being on the cut out piece. Part 21 has a gap that will result in the piece containing the number to not be cut out. Otherwise it's looing good so far.
Thanks again Bryan, good eye. None of these should dramatically affect the build, but we have corrected the files and updated the file on the website. Let us know when you finish your build and send us a picture of the finished product.
