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Are they still gears if they are powered independently and the only connection between them is that they may come in contact without blocking each other's rotat
by stefantalpalaru 13y ago
Are they still gears if they are powered independently and the only connection between them is that they may come in contact without blocking each other's rotation?
- taejo 13y agoI think that one is driving the others (in the first video it looks like the motor is only powering the middle gear)
- mcv 13y agoThe "Paradoxical Gears Explained" video shows a belt behind the gears. That suggests it's not really the gears driving each other.
- nkurz 13y agoThey are driving each other. Although not well explained, the belt is just used to demonstrate how the angles are determined. This is a little clearer (although still hard to follow) if you watch the "Standard Gear Explanation" video first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lWuKl4rG2HA http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lWuKl...
- stefantalpalaru 13y agoYou're right. These 3D printed gears are clearly driving each other: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGAnmRb66s0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGAnmRb66s0
- twiceaday 13y agoImagine screwing in a screw. Rotation makes lateral movement. Imagine pushing in a sharp-ended screw into something soft. Lateral movement makes rotation. What I believe is happening here is that one screw is being rotated, generating a lateral force on the other screw, rotating it.