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Gears

39 records: 0 read sources that cad-agent's rules and checks may cite, and 39 records catalogued from the Reference Map, not yet read. Spur, helical, planetary and printed gear trains.

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Kind
Open project: 30Open project30Paper or thesis: 4Paper or thesis4Article or blog post: 3Article or blog post3Forum thread: 2Forum thread2
Licence class as stated; most not yet read
licence unclear: 24licence unclear24open: 8open8share-alike: 6share-alike6non-commercial: 1non-commercial1
Process
3D printing: 183D printing18Inserts and fasteners: 6Inserts and fasteners6CNC machining: 5CNC machining5Sheet metal and laser: 2Sheet metal and laser2PCB and electronics: 1PCB and electronics1

Records

39 records

RecordKindEvidenceConfidenceLicenceProcessRole
3D-printable-bearing-generatorDAguirreAg

Fusion script for printed ball races with bought balls.

Fusion 360 script only; no load, friction or life numbers.

daguirreag-3d-printable-bearing-generator

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4GPL-3.0not read3D printingInserts and fastenersLessons
3D-printed-cycloidal-actuatorsirojudinMunir

Step-by-step assembly images and parts list.

No ratio, torque, materials or test data in the README text.

sirojudinmunir-3d-printed-cycloidal-actuator

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4openMITnot read3D printingInserts and fastenersContext
3D-Printed-Cycloidal-Robotic-ActuatorLittleMooMooDingDingCow

17:1 and 25:1 with a STEP file.

No test data; the 17:1 version is unmaintained and docs are partly external links.

littlemoomoodingdingcow-3d-printed-cycloidal-robotic

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4openMITnot read3D printingLessons
3D-Printed-Planetary-GearboxNikodemBartnik

Includes a torque test stand (Arduino and Python); no results published. The stand is reusable for other actuator tests.

No results published; video link is a placeholder.

nikodembartnik-3d-printed-planetary-gearbox

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4licence unclearnot read3D printingCNC machiningLessons
3D-Printed-Strain-Wave-GearHasslerEngineering

Hackaday Prize 2018 strain-wave gear. Old.

No README; note says it is old.

hasslerengineering-3d-printed-strain-wave-gear

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4licence unclearnot read3D printingContext
Anti-Backlash Cycloidal ActuatorJelmerV

Thesis project with raw test data. Anti-backlash designs cut play but add friction.

Thesis prototype; the README gives no headline numbers, only pointers to raw data and notebooks.

jelmerv-anti-backlash-cycloidal-actuator

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4not read3D printingSheet metal and laserReference
Anti-backlash cycloidal drives (Twente thesis)essay.utwente.nl

Friction, backlash and stiffness against preload. Numbers not read.

anti-backlash-cycloidal-drives-twente-thesis

Paper or thesissnippet onlylow 0.4licence unclearnot readnone statednot assessed
CRAP cycloidal generatordashs20

build123d generator with collision checks and recorded clearances.

No physical build shown; correctness is judged by collisions only; AI-written code.

dashs20-crap

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4licence unclearnot read3D printingCNC machiningInserts and fastenersReference
Cycloidal drive testing (forum)canadianhobbymetalworkers.com

Delrin pins crushed after about an hour.

cycloidal-drive-testing-forum

Forum threadsnippet onlylow 0.4licence unclearnot readnone statednot assessed
Cycloidal Drive V1 (zhangdong)zhangdong-cheku

STEP and STL. The README claims zero backlash and 5 arcmin or less, and lists steel, 8.5 kg and IP65 specs that do not fit a printed part.

Claims zero backlash and 5 arcmin or less; steel, 8.5 kg specs do not match a printed part.

zhangdong-cheku-3d-printed-cycloidal-drive-v1

Open projectsnippet onlyAuthors' claim: numbers stated, not measuredlow 0.4licence unclearnot read3D printingContext
Cycloidal Drive V2 (zhangdong)zhangdong-cheku

STL only. Dual-disc idea; test data not published.

Qualitative claims only; no test data, ratio or materials stated.

zhangdong-cheku-3d-printed-cycloidal-drive-v2

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4openApache-2.0not read3D printingContext
cycloidal_gearbox (tom-ilan)tom-ilan

9:1, 1.3 N·m and 66% efficiency with no method stated.

9:1, 1.3 N·m and 66% efficiency are stated without a test method; no licence.

tom-ilan-cycloidal-gearbox

Open projectsnippet onlyAuthors' claim: numbers stated, not measuredlow 0.4licence unclearnot read3D printingLessons
fabbearing (Jake Read)bio.cba.mit.edu

Large printed cross-roller and ball bearing, Fusion file.

fabbearing-jake-read

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4licence unclearnot readnone statednot assessed
Faze4 robotic armSource-Robotics

6-axis arm with printed cycloidal gearboxes. STEP, STL and URDF. The page shows two licences.

'Low backlash' is claimed with no numbers; the arm is weak next to commercial arms.

source-robotics-faze4-robotic-arm

Open projectsnippet onlyAuthors' claim: numbers stated, not measuredlow 0.4licence unclearnot read3D printingReference
FreeCAD_BearingsWBPraveenKum11

Standard bearing dimensions plus a printable race and cage generator. No load ratings.

Boundary dimensions only; no load ratings, and printable bearing performance not tested.

praveenkum11-freecad-bearingswb

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4GPL-3.0not read3D printingInserts and fastenersLessons
Fully 3D-printed gear drive (esk8 forum)forum.esk8.news

Tight backlash fails; runout varies backlash.

fully-3d-printed-gear-drive-esk8-forum

Forum threadsnippet onlylow 0.4licence unclearnot readnone statednot assessed
gears (chrisspen)chrisspen

OpenSCAD gear library: spur, herringbone, planetary, bevel, worm.

OpenSCAD fork; no strength or fit data in README.

chrisspen-gears

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4licence unclearnot read3D printingLessons
Harmonic vs cycloidal test (HowToMechatronics)howtomechatronics.com

Printed torque, backlash and wear test. Results not read.

harmonic-vs-cycloidal-test-howtomechatronics

Article or blog postsnippet onlylow 0.4licence unclearnot readnone statednot assessed
HD20 printed harmonic driverobrotics

20:1 strain-wave drive with a cycloidal tooth profile. Load cell: 2.1 to 2.6 N·m, 48 to 58% efficiency, 18% unit-to-unit spread. Backlash not measured. Superseded by HDP30.

Superseded by HDP30; README wrongly says HDP30 has no data; backlash unmeasured; it is strain-wave, not cycloidal.

robrotics-hd20

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4not read3D printingInserts and fastenersReference
HDP30 printed strain-wave driverobrotics

30:1. STEP, DXF tooth profiles, Onshape. Load-cell test: ~0.03 degree backlash, held 1.49 N·m, 9,713 cycles at 1.3 N·m. Efficiency figures disagree on the page.

Flexspline cracks at 1.5-1.67 N·m; only 9,713 cycles tested; efficiency figures differ across the page.

robrotics-hdp30

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4not read3D printingSheet metal and laserCNC machiningInserts and fastenersLeader
HelicalGearPlusnico-schluter

Fusion add-in: helical, herringbone, internal and worm gears.

Fusion 360 only; README shows no tolerance or fit validation.

nico-schluter-helicalgearplus

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4licence unclearnot readnone statedContext
Hybrid polymer ball bearing with printed racesavesis.gazi.edu.tr

Vibration and rolling resistance; concludes a limited-life bearing.

hybrid-polymer-ball-bearing-with-printed-races

Paper or thesissnippet onlylow 0.4licence unclearnot readnone statednot assessed
Internal-Cycloidal-Actuatoraaedmusa

8:1, popular reference build.

README is a short description with one image; no test data or build guide.

aaedmusa-internal-cycloidal-actuator

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4licence unclearnot readnone statedLessons
Internal-Cycloidal-Robotic-ActuatorKoshiroRobot

One clean STEP and a BOM.

No README was available; this answer rests on the summary alone.

koshirorobot-internal-cycloidal-robotic-actuator

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4openMITnot readnone statedContext
Parametric ball bearing (MakerWorld 2108208)makerworld.com

Printed races and cage with steel balls; load and life claimed.

parametric-ball-bearing-makerworld-2108208

Open projectsnippet onlyAuthors' claim: numbers stated, not measuredlow 0.4licence unclearnot readnone statednot assessed
PLA slewing ring with wire racewayset-old.ippt.pan.pl

Axial stiffness against FEA. Attribution to this URL not confirmed.

pla-slewing-ring-with-wire-raceways

Paper or thesissnippet onlylow 0.4licence unclearnot readnone statednot assessed
Planetary-Generatormateuszdrwal

Tooth-count solver for planetary sets.

README is only a URL; function and accuracy unverifiable.

mateuszdrwal-planetary-generator

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4GPL-2.0not readnone statedContext
Printable linear bearing (RepRap)reprap.org

Printed ball linear bearing iterations.

printable-linear-bearing-reprap

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4licence unclearnot readnone statednot assessed
Printabot PTFE turntablesPrintabot

Printed turntable using PTFE tube as the sliding race. 30 kg tested by the author; the 100 kg demo is not a rating.

Load tests informal; the 100 kg run is explicitly not a rating.

printabot-3d-printed-ptfe-turntables

Open projectsnippet onlyAuthors' claim: numbers stated, not measuredlow 0.4openMITnot read3D printingCNC machiningLessons
Printed harmonic drive (MakerWorld 402774)makerworld.com

25:1, 5 N·m claimed, PETG. Snippet only.

printed-harmonic-drive-makerworld-402774

Open projectsnippet onlyAuthors' claim: numbers stated, not measuredlow 0.4licence unclearnot readnone statednot assessed
Printed slewing bearing (MakerWorld 217548)makerworld.com

64 mm roller slew bearing, 7 kg, little play. Snippet only.

printed-slewing-bearing-makerworld-217548

Open projectsnippet onlyAuthors' claim: numbers stated, not measuredlow 0.4non-commercialnot readnone statednot assessed
Printed thrust bearing (Bartneck, Laimer slew)bartneck.de

Ball thrust bearing with drawing.

printed-thrust-bearing-bartneck-laimer-slew

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4licence unclearnot readnone statednot assessed
Slewing bearing (MakerWorld 32748)makerworld.com

Tapered-roller geometry.

slewing-bearing-makerworld-32748

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4licence unclearnot readnone statednot assessed
Sovol: printing gears that worksovol3d.com

XY expansion; calibrate before setting backlash.

sovol-printing-gears-that-work

Article or blog postsnippet onlylow 0.4licence unclearnot readnone statednot assessed
Testing a printed cycloidal gearbox (Hackaday)hackaday.com

92% efficiency claimed by the author.

testing-a-printed-cycloidal-gearbox-hackaday

Article or blog postsnippet onlyAuthors' claim: numbers stated, not measuredlow 0.4licence unclearnot readnone statednot assessed
Theseus: printed friction torque limitertheseus.fi

Slip torque differed from theory with poor repeatability.

theseus-printed-friction-torque-limiter

Paper or thesissnippet onlylow 0.4licence unclearnot readnone statednot assessed
TipTapMotorDarrenLevine

8:1 printed planetary in a 47 mm cube BLDC actuator. STL only.

No torque, backlash or life data; needs a custom DirectServo PCB.

darrenlevine-tiptapmotor

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4openMITnot read3D printingPCB and electronicsLessons
wormgear (pzfreo)pzfreo

build123d worm generator with DIN calculations and STEP export. README says it is AI-written.

README says AI-written; checks are self-consistency, not full DIN certification or physical tests.

pzfreo-wormgear

Open projectsnippet onlyAuthors' claim: numbers stated, not measuredlow 0.4openMITnot read3D printingCNC machiningReference
XRobots CycloidalDriveXRobots

Versions V1 to V4 and a strain-wave folder.

README is only a title; nothing is verifiable from it.

xrobots-cycloidaldrive

Open projectsnippet onlylow 0.4openMITnot readnone statedContext

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