That article is one of the best descriptions of a harmonic drive. But the problem is that 3D printed plastic is not strong enough to make a practical system. Note that the author says his drive can supply 3 Nm of torque. A stepper motor can do that already.
On Sat, Nov 27, 2021 at 8:05 PM John Dammeyer <[email protected]> wrote: > For those who have 3D printed the gear portions of the harmonic drive what > plastic did you find worked the best? > > Thanks > John > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Dammeyer [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: November-26-21 11:18 PM > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > > Subject: [Emc-users] Harmonic Drive > > > > List has been quiet lately on the harmonic drive subject. I stumbled on > this site. > > > > > https://howtomechatronics.com/how-it-works/what-is-strain-wave-gear-harmonic-drive-a-perfect-gear-set-for-robotics- > > applications > > > > John > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
