Today I would be lying if I said I spent less than 8 hours on my project
script. I dont say this to boast, but rather to demonstrate the
fidelity of these gears and their consequential rotation axis'.
I
have now created the gears as well as their axis rotation gears. I did
this by creating a long shaft (extruded from the inner gear, which was
an offset of the bigger gear pattern..if that makes sense..) and then
extruding it to the desired height. I thought to myself "yes! I've done
it" .. Buuuuuut as I kept thinking, I realised that this wouldn't make a
decent gear spindle at all. Instead, I Made a circle and extruded it a
to create somewhat of an anchor point for the gear not to slip through,
leaving enough gap to let the gear slide on, and subsequently have a bit
on top to place a cap (so the gear doesnt fall off). Below is a diagram
for reference..
I have been sitting at the desk trying to get everything to line up. In
order to get gears to spin, the teeth need to be in perfect sync -
otherwise it will cease up. I fear that when I go to print I may
encounter some problems regarding this, however, it wont be hard to fix.
All I will have to do is move the sliders.
I have now created
the start of a shape for which my gears will be organized upon. I am
uncertain whether I wish to make it more complex at this point by
introducing more angled gears, but for now I am content.
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