Gears
Aug 04, 2021
3 minutes
Kevin Cameron
I love gears for their strange combination of a simple idea – two circular sets of levers, one driving the other – implemented as highly precise tooth contours in a variety of materials up to and including extremely hard steel.
Gears may be employed when it’s desired to transmit rotary power from one location to another – as in the gears that transmit rotary motion from crankshaft to camshaft – or when a speed change is required
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