Since creating the first Wild Gears in 2013, Aaron Bleakley has continued to tweak, expand and improve the product.

The latest upgrade is dramatic. With Version 5, Wild Gears now have numbers and other marks printed in black with a UV printer. They’re easier to read than the frosted white marks in previous version. And they’re much more legible than the original sets which had markings cut in with the laser cutter. All new sets will be printed this way from now on.

I’ve made a video of “unboxing” a Version 5 Compact Gear Set. It has tips and tricks applicable to any Wild Gears you have. Timestamps are below the video. To buy, get $5 off your order using this link: https://shop.wildgears.com/discount/WILDDEAL

In this video:
0:00 Intro
0:46 What’s new in Version 5
1:29 What’s in the set
2:32 Drawing a design 60:96, rows of holes
3:58 Using putty to hold ring to paper
4:12 Drawing a design 60:72
5:17 Parallel lines
7:04 Wheel within a wheel 24:32/64:96
8:32 Triangle gear compared with circular 48
11:29 Parallel lines in largest hole
12:24 Pens
12:44 Gear in a hoop in a ring
13:56 The math of prediction: prime factors
14:59 Square gear, symmetric and asymmetric lines of holes
16:14 Using magnets instead of putty
17:04 Wheel within a wheel 18:36/72:96 and 12:36/72:96
18:03 Wheel within a wheel 14:24/60:96
18:55 Using other pencils, markers, pens
19:42 Nested rings
21:24 How to buy, conclusion