Comments on: Learning Spirograph – A Helpful Video https://spirographicart.com/2015/09/06/learning-spirograph/ Tips, reviews, how-to information about Spirograph and similar drawing tools Thu, 04 Jan 2018 22:48:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jerry https://spirographicart.com/2015/09/06/learning-spirograph/#comment-458 Thu, 04 Jan 2018 22:48:56 +0000 https://spirographicart.com/?p=985#comment-458 In reply to Heather.

Thanks for replying. I get the mechanics of it, but the designs don’t look the same as the ones in the book. If this allowed pictures I’d show you what I mean.

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By: Heather https://spirographicart.com/2015/09/06/learning-spirograph/#comment-457 Thu, 04 Jan 2018 22:33:13 +0000 https://spirographicart.com/?p=985#comment-457 In reply to Jerry.

It does take practice. Learn to follow the lead of the gears. To not press too hard. At first, don’t worry about the book; just pick any wheel and ring and work on drawing a complete pattern successfully.

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By: Jerry https://spirographicart.com/2015/09/06/learning-spirograph/#comment-456 Thu, 04 Jan 2018 22:04:22 +0000 https://spirographicart.com/?p=985#comment-456 This sounds really dumb from a 50 year old man. I can’t get the designs I’m making to look like the ones in the book, no matter how carefully I follow directions they come out completely different. I must be doing something obviously wrong.

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By: Heather https://spirographicart.com/2015/09/06/learning-spirograph/#comment-455 Tue, 09 Feb 2016 03:46:44 +0000 https://spirographicart.com/?p=985#comment-455 In reply to Carole Frerichs Farber.

I see… it worked before.

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By: Carole Frerichs Farber https://spirographicart.com/2015/09/06/learning-spirograph/#comment-454 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 04:08:48 +0000 https://spirographicart.com/?p=985#comment-454 In reply to PacoH.

The link for the spirograph app doesnt work

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By: Heather Holm https://spirographicart.com/2015/09/06/learning-spirograph/#comment-453 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 23:53:56 +0000 https://spirographicart.com/?p=985#comment-453 In reply to Steve White.

Pictures coming to the blog shortly. …

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By: Steve White https://spirographicart.com/2015/09/06/learning-spirograph/#comment-452 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 23:46:44 +0000 https://spirographicart.com/?p=985#comment-452 In reply to PacoH.

No a rose engine doesn’t have gears. It had rosettes that make a pattern. Aaron was nice enough to program a 1.000 inch hole in the middle of some of the gears. So they mount on the machine. I have been making patterns all day. I have sent photos of how this works. One can go to YouTube and search Rose Engine lesson 28. I show how used Spyrograph gears.

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By: PacoH https://spirographicart.com/2015/09/06/learning-spirograph/#comment-451 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 21:16:04 +0000 https://spirographicart.com/?p=985#comment-451 In reply to PacoH.

Is this feature disabled?

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By: PacoH https://spirographicart.com/2015/09/06/learning-spirograph/#comment-450 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 21:07:46 +0000 https://spirographicart.com/?p=985#comment-450 In reply to Steve e white.

I think I found what you’re looking for. This online app, which is also downloadable, allows you to set any parameter you want. It is not restricted to just the Spirograph gears like most other apps are:

http://mathiversity.com/online-spirograph/app

To post images here upload them to https://imgur.com and copy the Direct Link and put it in an image tag:

<img src=”http://i.imgur.com/yourimage.jpg”>

Example:

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By: PacoH https://spirographicart.com/2015/09/06/learning-spirograph/#comment-449 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 07:05:15 +0000 https://spirographicart.com/?p=985#comment-449 In reply to Steve e white.

A rose engine has its own gears already right? How do you integrate external plastic gears?

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