Tim Hatch

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spoolgen

This is a commandline script to generate spool outlines to lasercut out of cardboard. Heavily based on thing 1550 (public domain).

Usage

python2 gen.py $inner_rad $outer_rad $width > file.svg

Reasonable values for inner (in millimeters) are around 75, outer 120+, widthdepends on your coil, perhaps 40 or 60.

Downloads

Devel code, git clone git://code.timhatch.com/spoolgen.git

Bugs

  • None known.