Giveaway time ⏰

General Discussion
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I wouæd definitely have a try at doing them all, but looking at the video I would probably get stuck around 4

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I don’t know, but I can’t wait to find out!

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It seems so perfect and meditative, the right chair the right beer, the right music, I’m going all the way!

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I could definately do them all. Dont give up easy!

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Maybe the 6th wheel

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I reckon I could just about do the top one!

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  1. Let’s go.
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4th gear

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I think I can do 5.

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5

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Congratulations @willadams! You’re our Gear Train Giveaway winner! :tada:

We’ve sent you a private message to get everything finalised :incoming_envelope:

Thank you to everyone that took part! Stay tuned for the next one :saluting_face:

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It’s here! Thank you! I greatly appreciate it.

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It is an amazing mechanism, and a wonderful device/toy.

I’ve already spun it enough that the bottom gear has made 1/4th of a revolution… it’s actually so well-machined that it will spin for a couple of seconds, which I find amazing (and a bit mesmerizing)

The one thing I was surprised at was that there isn’t a through-hole in the bottom to store the rod, or that there wasn’t a series of holes in the drive gears where every n revolutions they would synch up so that one could spin a bit, then lock things away.

It really makes me wish that such a mechanism could be used in a “real” tool to multiple torque (or speed).

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Hi Will,

Thanks for posting a picture, it’s great to see the first Gear Train out in the wild! :star_struck:

You always have a way of reading our minds :face_with_monocle: something may or may not be in the works that’s along those very lines. We’ll have to see if it works out!

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Not just in the wild!

Turned 16,384 times:

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Will this is absolutely gorgeous! It’s looking lovely and shiny in the sun. As a note, has the post on the left backed out a little? It’s popping up a bit more than I’d expect (which stops the posts running parallel and can prevent the gears from meshing). You can tighten this up with a 2mm Allen key!

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Sixteen thousand three hundred and eighty-four rotations might induce a little bit of backing out :smile:

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I will check on that. Thanks!

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I reckon I could do 8 because I’m fairly decent at chess and I also like spicy food :face_savoring_food:

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