Wooden Gear Window Blinds

These are wood blinds that utilize my helical gears that are made with the gear making technique I developed. The blind slats and the frame are walnut, the handles are pecan, and the gears and pulleys are made of cherry. Visit my web site for more information www.stevengarrison.com , and also be sure to check out my other videos here. Thanks for watching!

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Howto & Style

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• wood
• wooden
• gears
• blinds
• windows
• helical
• steve
• steven
• garrison

[Workmule4ever2day]

You jest! A table saw... didn't see that coming. We look forward to seeing more about that on yourpage Thanks for the info. Table saw Merlin. LoL

[steveg769]

@Workmule4ever2day - Look at the most recent video I have posted, the can crusher. I built it for fun to show that wooden gears can transmit a fair amount of power (3/4 hp electric motor)

[Workmule4ever2day]

That is great workmanship! Cheers. How ever in the world did you do the Helical gearing?Do you have your own hobbing machine? We were also thinking a Miter saw and a index arbor? Mind bender! ... Radial arm saw and a complex jig? ... magic! Lol

[steveg769]

@Workmule4ever2day - Thanks! The helical gears are made using a tablesaw. There is more information on my web site which is mentioned in the video description. I sell an ebook that gives all the details for making your own gears of various sizes. It's pretty easy to do actually. :)

[Richardisdorky]

Beautifully well made. I have a couple of questions if you don't mind.

Have you had any problems with swelling or warping given that they are so close to a humid area (an exterior window)?

Have you thought about trimming it out and possibly with a glass cover? Or is it necessary to keep the gear accessible?

[steveg769]

@Richardisdorky - I haven't had any trouble with shrinking or swelling of the wood. The coarse pitch of the gears will allow some movement without binding or coming out of mesh. Gears with much smaller teeth would be more likely to have problems.

It could be built as you suggested. The gears would still need to be accessible for waxing every once in a while. Helical gears in this configuration have a lot of friction from sliding motion. I wouldn't seal it up permanently.

[Maxid1]

That's amazing! Has it ever told you that it wants to become a real boy?

[Richardisdorky]

@steveg769 Thank you for such a prompt reply. I live in a climate where we can have drastic changes in humidity in a matter of days. So I have problems with anything that hasn't been fully sealed. Of course I couldn't be worst about oiling so most of that is my own fault. Again thank you very much for posting a beautifully well crafted peace. I may do something similar for my next project.

Richard.

[Bucketchico]

I read that you rub the gears with a bar of soap to lubricate it. You should rub the gears with a candle (regular wax). That'll do better :3 (by the way, I loved that mechanism)