Geared Christmas Card

A card cut from poster board with a moving rack and pinion gear inside. When the card opens the gears move, and reveal images in four windows.

Step 1 Materials

To create this card you will need:

- Poster (Bristol) Board
- White Glue
- A Printer
- The attached PDF
- An Hobby Knife (X-acto knife)
- A Cutting Surface

It would be beneficial to use something thicker for the gear layer, but it will still work using poster board.

Also, if you have access to a CNC method of cutting the paper or wish to alter the plans, I have attached a .dwg of the file. If you need another common format (.stl .dxf etc.) let me know and I should be able to make it.

Comments

[star_above_the_clouds]

This is awesome. (:

[codongolev]

it's interesting how people seem to grow out of giving handmade gifts, but some people grow back into it as their DIY skills become more advanced.

[paulanorma]

Wow, how simple and how wonderful!

[Mike73]

That is so cool. Endless possibilities :-)

[jeff-o]

Cool idea! I wonder what else you could do, with the help of a laser cutter? Hmmmmmm....

[J_Hodgie]

I actually got the inspiration here, which they made with a laser cutter.

[jeff-o]

Oooh, very cool. That's the sort of thing you only hand out to your most important clients!