I Have a Question About Your Gears!
Providing Good information isn’t always easy – especially if the answer is based on bizarre questions and misconceptions about gearing.
The concept of using a wheel to redirect motion has been part of the human experience for thousands of years. The simple design of a rope and a pulley to pull an object is the most basic form of this concept. The addition of teeth to the pulley resulted in the first gear. This simple gear was able to hold more load than the simple pulley and thus birthed the industrial automation industry.
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Brian Dengel
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