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Storing Wild Gears: by Jay Heyl

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Gears in CD pockets

Being laser cut on demand out of sheets of acrylic, Wild Gears do not come with a storage system. So, how to keep them in some kind of tidy but usable state? Here are some great ideas with photos from … Continue reading →

 January 12, 2018

Video: Loopy Wheel-Within-a-Wheel Design

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I keep trying new combinations of Wild Gears to make “wheel-within-a-wheel” designs. Here is a lacey, loopy one, shown on video and also available as a colouring page.

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 November 25, 2017

High-Speed Colouring Video

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Colouring a page of spirograph designs

How to condense 2 1/2 hours of coloring into a video that’s short enough for people to watch. And … glitter.

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 November 14, 2017

Colouring Wild Gears Designs

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I made some colouring pages with full-page Wild Gears patterns. I drew the designs in black ink, scanned them, cleaned them up in Photoshop and printed them off. Then the fun began. I have to say I was surprised at … Continue reading →

 November 11, 2017

Making Cards with Spirograph or Wild Gears

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Got spiro-skills? Use them to make unique, hand-drawn greeting cards with your Spirograph or Wild Gears.

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 November 11, 2017

Two Wheel-Within-a-Wheel Videos

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Two videos of making the same amazing full-page Wild Gears design using different colour combinations. Which do you prefer?

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 November 10, 2017

Wild Gears Kickstarter #3

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Wild Gears shapes on red background

UPDATE APRIL 2020: Wild Gears continues to evolve. Shop Wild Gears at this link. Just a few hours to go on the latest Wild Gears Kickstarter by Aaron Bleackley! He has already reached his stretch goals, but there’s still time … Continue reading →

 June 30, 2017

Comparing Wild Gears and Spirograph

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Spirograph vs Wild Gears

Wayne Schmidt has produced a video comparing the Spirograph Deluxe Design Set with the Wild Gears Full Page Gear Set. If you’re wondering how Wild Gears is different from Spirograph, you’ll find this video helpful. His explanations are clear and concise, … Continue reading →

 May 16, 2017

Fountain Pens, Zentangle and Wild Gears

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Samantha learned about Wild Gears on this site, jumped on board Aaron’s Kickstarter campaign and got herself some sets. Now she combines them with her love of fountain pens and zentangle art. She created a thread on a forum dedicated to … Continue reading →

 May 3, 2017

Wild Gears: The King of Spirographs – Video

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Thanks to a reader who sent me a link to this video by Delcopond from Spain who calls Wild Gears “the king of spirograph” – which I think is a great tagline.

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 April 29, 2017

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Pens for Wild Gears

These two brands of fine-tipped felt pens are still my favourites to use with Wild Gears because of all the colours. You can use almost any pen, however. My reviews of pens for Wild Gears and Spirograph are here: Read more...

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