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Re:Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements (1908) by lqet on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @05:59AM (#19979535)
As others have mentioned, the movements make perfect sense intuitively as soon as you realize that the red gear is rotating constantly (driven by a motor), and the blue gear is spinning freely.
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Re:Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements (1908) by duiker101 on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @06:36AM (#19979701)
It does indeed thinking about it like that. But since the gears would be bumping into each other rather than just pushing each other would that cause them to deteriorate faster?
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Re:Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements (1908) by skykooler on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @10:18AM (#19981440)
Gears are always bumping into each other, one tooth at a time. In practice, the friction of the teeth sliding on each other causes much more wear than the impacts.
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Re:Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements (1908) by taejo on Friday May 24, 2019 @03:50AM (#19999380)
In a properly constructed (shaped) gear, the teeth should roll against each other rather than sliding (i.e. the velocities of the contact points are the same).
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Re:Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements (1908) by soulofmischief on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @09:34AM (#19980979)
Sloped / beveled edges, a strong material, and a ratcheting mechanism should keep gear lifetime about the same if I had to guess.
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Re:Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements (1908) by mdesq on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @05:08PM (#19985522)
Also lubricated with grease or even bathed in oil which serves as a cushion.
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