<![CDATA[Wild Gears - Blog]]>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:09:56 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Europe Shipping and VAT and Coupon code example]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:44:35 GMThttps://www.wildgears.com/blog/europe-shipping-and-vat-and-coupon-code-exampleThe main news and announcement is in the Wild Gears Version 5 announcement post.  Read that if you need more details.

VAT is now collected for all orders to the EU!  This is great because there won't be any surprise fees for package delivery / tax collection.  The limitation is that the orders need to be below €150.  You can still place orders above €150 but no VAT will be collected at checkout and there will be taxes and fees during delivery.

To help keep orders below €150 there is a new coupon code "EU149".  If you order 3 large gear sets (CAD$99 each) this discount will reduce the pre-tax pre-shipping total to below €150.

The checkout is a bit confusing so here is a picture of an example checkout where the coupon code is applied and the tax is collected:
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note that there are lines showing that both the VAT is being included, and that savings are applied.  As long as both of these things are there, you are good to go.

If the line for 'including €X.xx in taxes' is missing this means that the order is over the €150 threshold.  In that case please send me an email at info@wildgears.com and I will sort it out.
]]><![CDATA[Wild Gears Version 5!  And so much more]]>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:15:22 GMThttps://www.wildgears.com/blog/wild-gears-version-5-and-so-much-moreThis announcement has been more than a year in the making and there is a lot of different things to cover here.

Things to be excited about in this huge announcement include:

  1)  Version 5 update for all gear sets
  2)  New gear sets (several)
  3)  Updated shipping prices, options, and timelines
  4)  Updated discounts for EU and UK sales
  5)  VAT and Shipping details for EU and UK sales
  6)  Price Changes
  7)  Version 5 launch special offer!
  8)  Timeline (when will all this happen?)
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The updated v.5 Compact gear set!

  0) Preamble

    This upgrade has been in the works for a year. Between researching machines, and learning how to make everything work perfectly this has been a huge undertaking and I am so excited to be able to finally share this news!
For the last 6-8 months I've been holding off on other announcements because I was always 'so close' to being ready to launch v.5.  So there are a lot of details and some new gear sets to tell you about.

  1)  ​What is being updated in Wild Gears Version 5?

    All Wild Gears gear sets are getting a major update!  Previously all the markings on the gear sets were done with laser engraving. This made nice crisp frosted white letters and marks.  But now the engraving will be replaced with crisp black lettering which is much easier to see and read.  This upgrade is made possible by a new UV printer.  A UV printer is like a big inkjet printer that prints with UV nail gel.  This means that the lettering is printed directly onto the gear set acrylic and is bonded on very securely.
    In addition to switching from engraved letter to printed letters I am adding many small improvements like counting marks at 90 degrees and 45 degrees where useful, standardizing the look of the counting marks (currently some sets have dots and some have dashes), re-working lettering where needed, and making other minor tweaks for improved legibility.
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​  2) New Gear Sets (several)

    Over the last many months I have made several new gear sets.  I would normally have announced them a couple at a time over the end of the summer and the start of winter.  But I didn't want to announce new gear sets and then 2 months later announce an upgraded version of them.  So there are a few here all at once.  To prevent this page from becoming truly unwieldy each new gear set will be given a short description, and a link to the product page where there will be pictures and more details.  There will be a slideshow of the gear sets below the list
  1. Doodle Kit (for making post-it sized art):  A gear set designed for making art on post-it notes.  Small, portable, has an innovative backing plate system
  2. Backing plate for Small gear sets (and modification to small gear sets to support backing plate):  by including small notches at the corners of gear sets you can use neoprene rings (like a small robust rubber band) to hold a backing plate and frame together, making a solid platform for drawing with.
  3. Paisley 2 and Support Gears for Paisley 2:  Expanding on the Paisley gear set this adds more bendy shapes and some new twists.  The support gears is a half page add-on that includes some gears that work well with (are simple fractions of) the paisley gear tooth counts.
  4. Paisley Mutants:  A collection of larger, weird shapes, that grew out of pushing the limits of paisley design.
  5. Rose Window 360 gear:  A 360 tooth gear with long rows of pen holes, a collection of non-circular cutouts, and speed holes to make the whole thing lighter and easier to use.
  6. Special Big gears: 330, 350, 378:  3 large gears; excellent if you want to explore truly immense scales with your art.  You'll probably want a mammoth gear set to use these with.
  7. Jellybeans A & B, a set of extreme ovals:  these fun friends explore the limits of an oval gear to the extreme.  They are in sets of two identical gears to make space for more pen hole density than can fit on just one gear.
  8. Mandala Track for large hoops:  This gear set expands the Mandala gear set concept of the cartridges in a rail system and makes it into a system that can be used inside any hoop in the Enormous Hoops or Mammoth Hoops gear set.
  9. Large Drops gear set:  A larger sequel to the Small Drops gear set.  This is one that I've been wanting to make ever since I made the first small drops gears.  This one is not designed yet.  I will work on it in June so this is a pre-announcement
    I wish that I had more polished, finished, gear set photos to share of many of these new gear sets.  But I cannot make them look their best in full version 5 glory until I get the upgrade for my machines (Mid April).

  3)  Updated shipping prices, options, and timelines

     I have found better shipping rates to most places. These improved shipping rates have been implemented on the Wild Gears shop for some weeks or months now.
  Over the fall and winter of 2025 there were shipping disruptions with Canada Post strikes. This forced me to explore other options. Ultimately I found one that worked well for Canada, the United States, Europe, and the UK. It isn't quite as fast as shipping with Canada Post, but it has allowed me to offer significantly improved shipping rates to most destinations. I still offer express shipping with Canada Post too for when you need fast, guaranteed, delivery times.  Additionally, I still use Canada Post for other shipping destinations that my new shipping options can't reach.

See the three tables below for shipping rate details for Canada, USA, and Europe & UK shipping rates and details.
Note:  for these shipping calculations large gear sets are 0.6 kg and small, and adjunct, gear sets are 0.15 kg.

  4)  Updated discounts for EU and UK sales

    There is a new Wild Gears discount code “EU149” that improves on Bundle15. This code is good for 3 large gear sets and will set their combined price to less than €150. This is about a 21% discount (depending of € to CAD conversion rates that day).   See the next section for more details on why this change is being made.

See this blog post for some details and an example of the coupon code and VAT collection in effect.

  5)  VAT and Shipping details for EU and UK sales

EU VAT:
    The Wild Gears shop is now setup to collect VAT.  This will make it so that your packages can be delivered directly to you without any customs fees for delivery.  This will also help prevent the unpleasant surprise of fees charged to collect VAT.  This is one improvement that I've wanted to make for years and has finally become practical for me to implement.  VAT will be calculated at checkout.
UK VAT:
    Currently I am unable to register to collect VAT for sales to the UK.  I am looking into this, but for now and the coming months it will remain that way.  Orders under £39 are not assessed for any fees, and orders under £135 are assessed for less fees and VAT, and orders over £135 will be most heavily charged at customs.
 
    DDP price threshold: (sounds boring, is important and quick)
    Currently, the VAT collection in place only works for orders (shipments) with a total pre-VAT price of €150 or less. Orders above that price will not pay VAT at checkout but will still have to pay VAT and collection fees before delivery of the package.  For this reason it is recommended that you place multiple orders below the €150 threshold.  If you place multiple orders like this you can use the coupon code "SecondOrderFreeShipping" to get free shipping on any order you place as long as you have already placed one order today.

    The previous way discounts and free shipping were structured accidentally encourage purchases that were just a bit over €150 (or £135 for the UK). So I have re-worked the shipping and bundle15 discount to have a better sub €150 (or £135 for the UK) option.   That re-work was the "EU149" coupon code

Why does it work like this? Shipments above €150 are a different category for import/customs and need different systems in place to declare and collect and pay the taxes and fees properly. Unfortunately the shipping solutions that I currently use cannot support the DDP (over €150) options, and I am a small company and I don't ship nearly enough to get a usable rate from any major courier (like FedEx) that would handle the DDP paperwork.

What if I want to buy more than €150 of gear sets? You still can, and you even have a couple of options. You can place one large order and I'll ship that out, but there will be the VAT and fees for VAT collection from the post office / customs. OR, you can place multiple orders, each €150 or less and all the VAT will be collected automatically during payment and each order will be shipped separately.  Is that allowed?  Yes, this is explicitly allowed in the rules about these shipments.
But then am I paying extra shipping :-( ?  No!  You can use the coupon code "SecondOrderFreeShipping" to get free shipping on any order you place as long as you have already placed one order today.

   6)  Price Changes

    Most gear set prices will stay the same. Some of the large gear set bundles; those listings with multiple large gear sets, like the Kitchen Sink gear set, or the Double Dense gear set, will see a price increase. This is because when I priced them I built a discount into the bundle, but then they are also candidates for the Bundle15, Bundle25, and EU149 discount codes. This effectively double discounts those gear sets.

Prices will be updated mid June 2026.

    I've managed to not raise Wild Gears prices for more than a decade. Eventually the day will come when I must change the base price of a small gear set (CAD$49) or a large gear set (CAD$99). That day is not today, and I will continue to do everything I can to keep these gear sets the same price.  The adjunct gear sets might change in price a bit this summer; I don't know yet, its complicated.

​  7)  Version 5 launch special offer!

    I want to celebrate this major update.  I want to celebrate all the wonderful Wild Gears artists and dedicated fans that make any of this possible.  I want to encourage you to share about Wild Gears with anyone you think might be interested.
    To that end I want to offer a free gear set to everyone that orders anything. I can't do this all the time, and I can only do this if there are enough sales.  So here's the deal. For the next month, when you place an order you can opt into the Free Gear Set! and I will give you a free gear set with your order.

Free Gear Set Details: For this one month period ending June 2nd you get a free adjunct gear set!
If there are more sales I can upgrade the free gear set!  If there are:
  • 100 sales then it is a free small gear set instead
  • 200 sales and it is a free large gear set instead; if you've ordered at least one large gear set
    • *** Because of shipping, and the size of large gear sets, and some other factors I can only offer the free large gear set if you have ordered a large gear set***
I am not great at marketing, and internet advertising is expensive and not my specialty.  So instead of wasting good money on bad adds I will put that part of the budget towards celebrating you and putting more gears into your hands.  Please, take a minute and share this wild gears launch and offer with a friend, or your book club, or your niche discord channel.

Limit 1 free gear set per customer.

  8)  Timeline (when will all this happen?)

Version 5 gear sets will start shipping on or before the 3rd week of May.
One upgrade is needed for my laser cutter before I can make the large UV Printed gear sets to the quality and speed that I require. That upgrade is paid for, and the delivery and installation is scheduled for early May.  Shipping of large gear sets will commence the week after that. In all likelihood production of large gear sets will start the very next day, but I'll build in a 1 week buffer for surprises.
]]><![CDATA[August 2025 Newsletter!  Encyclopedic 3, corrections, and shipping details.]]>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 01:10:40 GMThttps://www.wildgears.com/blog/august-2025-newsletter-encyclopedic-3-corrections-and-shipping-detailsExciting Wild Gears news and updates!
  1. New gear set: Encyclopedic 3
  2. Corrections to some numbers in the Rack Shapes gear set
  3. Shipping news and important dates for Americans​

​New gear set: Encyclopedic 3

The Encyclopedic 3 is huge! It continues the design style of the Encyclopedic 2, and adds large pen holes to the mix. Like the Encyclopedic 2 it is on multiple large gear set sized sheets (called pages). The Encyclopedic 3 gear set contains gears 91 to 170 and has 14 pages.


There will be a new pricing option for this gear set. Pricing will work as follows:

  • You can buy individual pages at the regular large gear set price of CAD$99 each.
  • If you buy enough of them you are eligible to use the bundle15, or bundle25 coupon codes for the 15% or 25% discounts that they offer.
  • You can buy the whole gear set bundle (all 14 pages) at a bundle price of CAD$1120. Which works out to be $80/page.
  • The standard discounts codes can be applied on top of that.
  • These compound discounts will be offered until the end of September, at which point they will be reassessed.
If you are in the USA and thinking of ordering the Encyclopedic 3 gear set, please make sure you read the “Shipping news and important dates for Americans” section

The shop listing for the Encyclopedic 3 gear set is live and ready for you.

Corrections to some numbers in the Rack Shapes gear set:

There are some parts on the Rack Shapes gear set that were incorrectly numbered. 

The parts that have been corrected are;
Rack Shapes Page 1:
  • 120 triangle is actually a 111 triangle
  • pentagons 55, 80, and 105 are actually 60, 85, 110,

The tooth numbering and prime factors has been corrected.

If you have bought the rack gear set and would like updated parts with the corrected numbers you can get them for only the cost of shipping. Please reach out to me at info@wildgears.com. 
If you are ordering anything they can be included with the order at no extra cost. If you'd like them shipped to you we can determine what the shipping rate will be.  I wish that I could offer free shipping for the replacement parts too.

Shipping news and important dates for Americans:

If you are in the USA and thinking of ordering a some Wild Gears it will be significantly less expensive if you do it now, before August 29th. 

Wild Gears ship from Canada.  There is, currently, a USD$800 (~CAD$1104) threshold for packages, under which they have no duty collected. That threshold is slated to be removed entirely on August 29th, 2025. This means that packages that are currently able to be imported without any duty being collected will be subject to fees after August 29th.

If you are thinking of doing this, please order as soon as you can.  I need time to make, package, and ship your order, and it needs to cross the boarder before August 29th.  I will do everything I can to make sure orders have the best chance to clear customs before the deadline.




Thank-you for taking the time to read this newsletter. I try and send only a few a year with big updates. There will be a fall or winter update email with further news and developments. This one was a bit more time critical.


Thank-you,
Aaron Bleackley
]]><![CDATA[Offset Hoop Technique, first look]]>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 23:05:40 GMThttps://www.wildgears.com/blog/offset-hoop-technique-first-lookDo not read this in order.  Go look at all the pictures, then come back and read the words, then go look at the pictures.  Repeat as needed.

Hoops, like the 210/180 from the Full Page gear set, have an interesting property.  There are only some points on the hoop where there teeth on the inside and on the outside of the hoop line up.  Lets call this an alignment point.

On the 210/180 there is an alignment point every 7 outer teeth, or 6 inner teeth.  This is because on a 210 gear each tooth is 1.714... degrees and on the 180 gear each tooth is 2 degrees.  7*1.714... = 12, and 6*2=12
If you look at each side of the hoop and cancel the common prime factors that will tell you the periodicity of the alignment points.

When you put the 210/180 hoop in the 210 ring in the frame you can impact the orientation of the 180 by where you place the alignment point.  I'll explain.
Think of the 3 o'clock position on the 210 frame as our default starting position.  It has a dot marking it.  For many gear sets that position in the ring has a dart making it easy to find.
With the Alignment Point at the default starting position the 180 side of the 210/180 hoop is also in precise alignment with the default starting position.
Now imagine lifting the 210/180 ring and rotating it one tooth counter clockwise (CCW).  There will be a tooth in the 210 side of the ring at the default starting position, but the 180 inside of the 210/180 ring won't quite align anymore.  It is 0.286 degrees clockwise from the default starting position.  If you repeat these steps 7 times you will be back at a position where there is an alignment point in line with the default starting position.

You can use each of these intermediate positions to make a design with a gear that is at a reproducible and different starting point.  This means that there are 1260 starting points for a design when using the 210/180 hoop like this.
Visualizing the steps from one alignment point to the next.  Starting at teal.  Then next step takes you to red, where you can see the difference between the 210 (no boarder) and the 180 (black boarder) lines that show the beginning of the offset of the two sets of gears.  Progressing through Yellow, Blue, Purple, Green, Black, and finally Teal.  Each colour step show a widening gap between the 210 and 180 alignment until the 180 black line aligns with the 210 teal line.
If you use 7 of the adjacent steps, which is the same space as making one design and counting one tooth over and repeating it, you can fit all these lines into it.  At this density there is no white gap between the lines even at their maximum separation.
If you use every second step, effectively 3 lines per tooth, then you get this.  Still very dense but showing faint whisps of white between the lines.
I made a magnet with an arrow on it to help me keep track of where the current position on the 210 ring was.
In this photo set I use every second step to make the design.
Design 1 (black), no offset.  Hoop is at the alignment point and the default start position. 
Design 2 (red), the hoop has been stepped 2 steps CCW.  The lines on the hoop help me keep track of which 180 tooth corresponds to which 210 tooth.  The 60 gear is put on the tooth that lines up with the default start position (marked by the magnet with the arrow).
Design 3 (green), the hoop has stepped another 2 steps CCW.  The 60 gear is still positioned to align with the default start position, but is now shifted most of a gear tooth clockwise (CW)
Design 4 (black), the arrow magnet has been moved CW 1 step and the hoop has reset the alignment point back to starting and is aligned with the arrow magnet.
Different hoops have different ratios.  By combining (with tape) the 210/180 and the 180/140 I made a 210/140 where every 3 teeth on the 210 are 2 teeth on the 140.  This means that it can only make one extra step between teeth.  In the pictures above the black lines are a regular design repeated 5 times each with one step of the 60 CW.  The red lines are two repetitions of the design halfway between the black ones.  Effectively at 1.5, and 2.5 teeth CW.
]]><![CDATA[Wild Gears Ultra Table Update!!!]]>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 04:45:09 GMThttps://www.wildgears.com/blog/wild-gears-ultra-table-updateThe Ultra-Table has been updated!
It had a math error that made its results mostly incorrect!  This has been fixed as of November 20th, 2024.

Get the updated Ultra-Table at the same link as before.  And save a copy to your google drive or locally to use it.]]><![CDATA[November 2024 Newsletter: New gear sets and other details!]]>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 22:54:23 GMThttps://www.wildgears.com/blog/november-2024-newsletter-new-gear-sets-and-other-detailsAnnouncemetns and other news:
1) New Gear Sets:
  • Multi-Dense Non-Circular gear set
  • Oblong Hoops gear set
  • Extra Long Oblong Hoops gear set (limited quantity)
  • Oblong Enormous Hoops gear set (limited quantity)
  • Mammoth 2: modular compatible
  • ​Travel gear set
​1.1) A note on limited quantity gear sets
2) Wild Gears Ultra Table
3) Whole Shebang Price Change
4) Holiday Shipping Timelines

Multi-Dense Non-Circular gear set

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The Multi-Dense Non-Circular gear set is the first gear set to explore high density pen holes, akin to the double dense gears for circular gears.  These higher density pen holes are arranged in two ways:  1) vertically, like a standard double dense gear, and 2) laterally,  as if to fit more columns of pen holes in the fan.

Non-circular gears have pen holes arranged in a fan, not just a column.  This means that the whole fan must be shifted vertically or laterally so a whole gear must be dedicated to just one pen hole size and type of high density pen hole. 

When the fans are labelled with letters 'A, B, C, D' then they are the more standard form of high density where A 1->B 1->C 1->D  1 then leads to A 2, just like in a double dense circular gear.  

When the fans are labelled with numerals 'I, II, III,' then the multi-dense fans are being translated laterally.  For example in a fan the columns might be every 3 gear teeth.  But now there are 3 fans (I, II, III) where fan II is offset by 1 gear tooth to the right, and fan III is offset 2 gear teeth to the right.  This means that between the fans there is effectively a column of pen holes at every gear tooth.

These high density gears make absolutely stunning designs.
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​Oblong Hoops gear set

The Oblong Hoops gear set is designed to be used in conjunction with the Hoops gear set.  This gear set is a collection of oblongs, each of which pairs with one of the hoops from the Hoops gear set.

The oblongs can be used as a simple ring, rolling gears around the inside and making designs that way.  They can also be used in conjunction with a hoop that fits snugly between the parallel lines of gear teeth.  That hoop can be repositioned between each iteration of a design making for a setup that has precise repositioning rotationally and laterally.  This is a style of composition that was first made possible with the Nested Oblong gear set.  It is technically more versatile and challenging and can make stunning, complex, compelling art.

The gear set is cut from one 40 cm x 40 cm piece of acrylic and is divided into two 40 cm x 20 cm pieces, each of which contains a set of nested oblongs.  Each oblong is marked with the tooth count, prime factors, counting tick marks, center line marker, and a number on the left side of the oblong that denotes what hoop matches it.
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Buy it here.

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Extra Long Oblong Hoops gear set

The Extra Long Oblong Hoops gear set is very similar to the Oblong Hoops gear set and is designed to be used in conjunction with the Hoops gear set.  This gear set is a collection of extra long oblongs, each of which pairs with one of the hoops from the Hoops gear set.

The extra long oblongs can be used as a simple ring, rolling gears around the inside and making designs that way.  They can also be used in conjunction with a hoop that fits snugly between the parallel lines of gear teeth.  That hoop can be repositioned between each iteration of a design making for a setup that has precise repositioning rotationally and laterally.  This is a style of composition that was first made possible with the Nested Oblong gear set.  It is technically more versatile and challenging and can make stunning, complex, compelling art.

The gear set is cut from one 60 cm x 40 cm piece of acrylic and is divided into two 60 cm x 20 cm pieces, each of which contains a set of extra long nested oblongs.  Each oblong is marked with the tooth count, prime factors, counting tick marks, center line marker, and a number on the left side of the oblong that denotes what hoop matches it.
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Buy it here. 

Oblong Enormous Hoops gear set

The Oblong Enormous Hoops gear set is conceptually similar to the Oblong Hoops gear set and is designed to be used in conjunction with the Enormous Hoops gear set.  This gear set is a collection of oblongs, each of which pairs with one of the hoops from the Enormous Hoops gear set.

The gear set is cut from one 60 cm x 40 cm piece of acrylic and contains a set of nested oblongs.  Each oblong is marked with the tooth count, prime factors, counting tick marks, center line marker, and a number on the left side of the oblong that denotes what hoop matches it.

The gear set includes 2 nested gets of hoops (128/84/56, and 125/100/75/50).  Both sets are included because gear-in-gear designs with lots of shared prime factors are a popular design style to use inside an oblong setup.  In the 126 set each inner ring is 2/3 the size of the previous ring.  In the 125 set each ring decreases by 25.  In both cases they have lots of shared prime factors.
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Buy it here. ​

Mammot​h 2: modular compatible gear set

The Mammoth 2 Gear Set is made of 1/4 hoops that are modular and sized to work with all the modular gear set components.  This gear set measures 80 cm x 80 cm (31.5 inches) and comes in four quadrants that snap snugly together.  With this gear set you can make staggeringly large art.  But even more than that you can combine these 1/4 circle arcs with other modular pars and shapes.
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Buy it here.

Travel gear set

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The Travel Gear set is a smaller gear set; 5.3 inches, 13.3 cm, a side.  It is a collection of gears from the Compact gear set and the Full Page gear set.  It is designed to give a taste of what Wild Gears can do in a small package.
It doesn't have engraved counting marks or any doughnuts, but does manage to fit 9 gears and hoop into this diminutive gear set. 

Comes with a small cardstock slip cover to help keep everything together when not being used.

A note on limited quantity gear sets

The Extra Long Oblong Hoops gear set and the Enormous Hoops gear sets are both made with sheets of acrylic which are 60 cm x 40 cm which is larger than the sheets that are used to make all the other gear sets.  I only have about 30 sheets of it in stock currently, and restock acrylic very infrequently so when they're all gone it'll be a while before there can be more.  If you are interested in these gear sets, get them while you can.

Wild Gears Ultra Table

For years I've been asked for more tables about combining gear sets and there are so many combinations that I haven't been able to make them all.  But now you can have any combinations of gear sets you want and have a petal table for those gears.

Using google sheets I made a fancy spreadsheet where you can select which gear sets you want a table for and it will automatically recalculate and display the combined table.

To get access to this cool new tool follow these instructions:

1) Open this link, it will take you to the Wild Gears Ultra-Table

2) If you are not signed into your google account, sign in now.  The button is at the top right of the page.  If you do not have or want a google account you can download an excel file copy from the Wild Gears downloads page.
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3) Select the file menu, and from that choose "Make a copy" (see picture)
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4) A window will appear: Rename your file as desired and press the 'Make a copy button' (see picture)​

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Congratulation!  You now have your very own copy of the Wild Gears Ultra-Table​

Note:  If new gear sets are added in the future, you will need to make a new copy of the Ultra-Table"

Whole Shebang Price Change

The Whole Shebang listing, a collection of all Wild Gears gear sets has been updated to include the newly announced gear sets.  It has, for a long time, been offered at a 40% discount off the individual price of the collected gear sets.  That will change in just over 1 week from posting.  On Tuesday November 12 the discount on the Whole Shebang will change to be a 30% discount.  So if you've been on the fence about getting it, there are just a few days to do so before the price goes up.

Other gear sets prices will stay unchanged.

Holiday Shipping Timelines

With the busy shipping season fast approaching it is important to get your orders in early.  I recommend placing any orders that need to arrive by Christmas by the end of November.  International delivery times, USA, Europe, and elsewhere, get less certain as the shipping rush happens.  The frequency of packages delayed when clearing customs and crossing borders goes way up in late November and December.  Delays are often a week or less but longer, 3 week delays, are more common this time of year.  The sooner you get your order placed the more likely it is to be delivered quickly and not bogged down.

December 20th is the last day of the year that I will be shipping gear sets.  Shipping orders will resume in early 2025.

Also, there is a potential shipping disruptions with Canada Post as the union contract is being re-negotiated and that process has reached the point where strike action could be taken.  If there are any critical developments I will provide updates.
]]><![CDATA[Parallel Lines: Doughnut-free Technique]]>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:17:13 GMThttps://www.wildgears.com/blog/parallel-lines-doughnut-free-techniqueBy comparing different sized pen holes you can find ones where the overlap.  Using these will make parallel lines.

To compare the pen holes start with the larges one and position it somewhere specific on the ring.  Hold it still and draw a circle in the pen hole.  Now move the gear aligning smaller pen holes with the same position.  Look for pen holes that are fully inside the ring that you drew.  If you are using 3 or more sizes of pen holes you can draw circles for each size to better see all the stages and how they fit.
]]><![CDATA[Hoops gear set: What is it?]]>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 20:20:23 GMThttps://www.wildgears.com/blog/hoops-gear-set-what-is-itThe Hoops gear set is an excellent companion gear set for either the Compact gear set, or the Full Page gear set.  It gives a large selection of different sized hoops to make new designs with.

In addition to acting as rings to roll gears inside of (or outside of) the hoops can also be part of multi gear systems to interesting results.

What is the Hoops gear set:

]]><![CDATA[Technique: Planitary gears]]>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 20:41:29 GMThttps://www.wildgears.com/blog/technique-planitary-gears
]]><![CDATA[Find your place if you’ve lost count]]>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 22:27:29 GMThttps://www.wildgears.com/blog/find-your-place-if-youve-lost-count
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