Interactive design tool for flywheels

[WCraig]

I just ran across this tool even though the website is at least 5 years old. Amazingly flexible at creating designs for flywheels including ones with curved spokes.

Flywheel Builder

rawgit.com

The designs could obviously be the starting point for pulleys, as well.

I'm not sure who deserves the credit for developing the design tool. I ran across a link to the site from Home Model Engine Machinist forum.

Craig
No connection except that I was delighted to find this site!

 

[extropic]

I just ran across this tool even though the website is at least 5 years old. Amazingly flexible at creating designs for flywheels including ones with curved spokes.

Flywheel Builder

rawgit.com

The designs could obviously be the starting point for pulleys, as well.

I'm not sure who deserves the credit for developing the design tool. I ran across a link to the site from Home Model Engine Machinist forum.

Craig
No connection except that I was delighted to find this site!

That seems to be an excellent tool but one warning . . .
If you read the front page at rawgit.com, you will see that the site is unsupported (since October, 2018) "and will soon shut down".

If you have use for the flywheel tool, better use it sooner rather than procrastinate.

 

[Badabinski]

Here's the code for that website on Github: https://github.com/tinglett/MachyTools

In theory, you should be able to download the HTML file from there and open it locally in your browser.

 

[Technical Ted]

Here's the code for that website on Github: https://github.com/tinglett/MachyTools

In theory, you should be able to download the HTML file from there and open it locally in your browser.

Yep, just did it and it seems to work fine. Just saved the page on my PC.

Ted

 

[savarin]

The github only opens as the raw code on mine so I opened the original page and saved it. That works.