Long ago, before I started doing my own manufacturing, all the gear sets were made with a protective brown paper layer. It could be peeled off, or left in place. Now all the gear sets are delivered without any extra layers on the acrylic that need to be removed, just some stripes of tape (no sticky resdue) holding everything in place for shipping.

Thank-you! Lemon is a very good kitty and she always tries to help with the art

Oops, you're right. Adding unplanned details will trip me up sometimes.

These are called Wild Gears and you can buy the Compact gear set here: shop.wildgears.com/products/compact-gear-set

Spirograph...still have mine

60 years ago...Was called a Spirograph

I had them in Iran as a kid, came out of mystery boxes that i loved.. used to get one every week almost in elementry years... and my english is fluent completely but my 4th Lang... Thanks guys!

Theres like 1000 different ones doe no.. I have ADHD I'm scared this will cost me a hundred or 2 atleast [ but prob less than $50 so thats nothing] & like every other "1 week life or less hobby that i spend thousands on to get the very best supplies and dont follow through anymore..." I'll do the same, but this is sentimental and cheap so i know I'll do that, but it's fine... like if anyone is held prisoner in my room/house/garage, they will not be bored a second for at least 4-6 months, lol😅😞

That is why I make the Hoops and Enormous Hoops gear sets. As much as I would like to fit more of everything into the Full Page gear set I've done the best I know how to put a taste of as many options and features as possible into that one gear set. Its goal is variety and flexibility and to provide a good versatile core of gears that can be added to by any of the other more specialized gear sets.

Its for drawing fun shapes and making art. This is a gear set from Wild Gears, a modern spirograph; made to be better and easier to use. You can see examples of the art at www.wildgears.com/gallery.html

You can! I make them with my laser cutter and sell them at shop.wildgears.com You can even get a big discount with the coupon code HomeFun I recommend starting with the Compact gear set

These are Wild Gears gear sets. Specifically the Compact gear set, and the Hoops gear set. I design and manufacture them myself. You can find out more (and buy them if you want) at wildgears.com Please let me know if you have any questions

@@ekowstevens4054 I’m glad to hear that your Wild Gears are bringing you so much joy and focus!

I recommend this video; I go into detail on all the ways that you can keep gears still and the pros and cons of each option. 5 Main ways to keep the frame in place: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2iwcqx-lpiaqqM

@@WildGearsCreations Awesome, thank you!

My magnets are 20 or 25lb I think. 120lb would be very secure and far too much for the planetary gears, yes. Honestly a fridge magnet would probably be sufficient for the planetary gears.

That is a very good question! This is a core concept that I've been trying to figure out how to make a video about. You can plan a design a lot and some people do. But I like to experiment and explore without an initial direction to find design ideas. For this video and design I had the general goal of showing off the technique without over complicating it. So that gave me the first arc because a simple arc is the most strait forward thing to do with the technique. And I wanted to show a little variation in the design. I could have used a different colour for each step and that would have looked great but I would have had to keep track of more pens so I went with the other classic variation of just going up the ladder of pen holes. Then I got to the end of the arc and was like 'what can I do to show off repositioning the frame?' and the design that made it into the video was the second one I tried. Not because I didn't like the first one just that I messed up my first recording and was having trouble keeping the video short enough and the design that made it into the video was a bit quicker. To answer your question more broadly I'll start by just grabbing a couple gears and doing a few simple designs in a ring or two and see what catches my interest today. There will often be something that I like but want to make bigger/denser/confusing/more pointed/very colourful. Its the feeling of 'I like this, but can it be more ____' and then seeing if I can make it more ____. This pulls me down creative paths that I wouldn't find if I was planning ahead. It is all about looking at all the ways you can change one thing (pen colour, pen hole, gear positions, gear size, so many things) and exploring those changes and playing with them. For the rotating things getting confusing: partially it is just practice. But also it is knowing how to make it easier. For me that means adding marks to my gears to make it easier to track with part I'm counting with and finding the way to move the gear that is easier. I also find talking through the steps that I'm doing, out loud to myself helps me remember. Also, practicing being able to put a gear back where it was buy looking at the lines that you've made is helpful so that if you loose count you can put it back to the last step and try again rather than being hopelessly lost.

@@WildGearsCreations wow thank you for such a thorough response. I started with a Spirograph and then got one of your sets but then I began doing other sorts of art so thank you for making these videos recently as they have rekindled my interest

That is such a delightful turn of phrase! I've never heard it before and I love it :-)

Clipboard in that one. You can also use weights, magnets, tape, or putty: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2iwcqx-lpiaqqM

You can order Wild Gears at shop.wildgears.com Shipping to Pakistan should be automatically calculated. If that doesn't work for any reason please let me know through the wildgears.com contact page and I'll sort out a custom shipping quote.

Cookie Sheet! That never occurred to me. Such a generally available metal sheet. That is one of the great parts about these videos, I'm learning new things too 🙂

Related to the inner disc more so but what I used to do also was to cut a piece of foam a little larger than the outer ring and then use magnets to put it on top. This creates a little channel which helps the inner disc from coming out. Does this make sense?

@@dankelley1030 It does make sense. It is a thing I've occasionally thought about trying. Your comment has helped inspire me to actually make a prototype and test it out. I've made a first picture post about this on Instagram today. I'll make a video about this in a week or so.

@@WildGearsCreations awesome glad I inspired you.

I'm happy to hear these videos are helpful. I'm gonna keep making them. Let me know if there are any topics you'd like to see

If there is the same number on top and bottom you cross them both out Its just that. I just used a term from simplifying fractions and forgot to explain it. Thanks for asking for clarification

@@WildGearsCreationsI believe I got it thanks

Algebra.

Those are the prime factors of the gear. They can be used to predict what number of petals the design will have. In fact, the video that I'll be posting tomorrow will be all about that

@@WildGearsCreations Answered already! Thank you!

if postal security is a concern you can email me at [email protected] and I've got some shipping options to discuss that might work for you

@@WildGearsCreations thanks !

Over the years I've done 3 major revisions to Wild Gears. I've up to version 4 at this point. Its been nice to be able to improve the gear sets every few years as I get better technology and tools. There is probably a lot of new gear sets (all with the colourful doughnuts) since you got your and there is the coupon code 'HomeFun' for CAD$20 off one order, no strings attached.

@@WildGearsCreations oh wow! I may take you up on that if I know I can see more “how to” and pattern videos - no strings attached there, either 😜

@@cianmoriarty7345 thank-you for mentioning this. I think that my phone has been recorded lower resolution for some reason. Future videos will be higher resolution

Glad you like them!

My aspiration is to get down to regularly making videos about Wild Gears across a range of topics. From tips and tricks, to techniques, and also some art and design recipes.

You're welcome!