How do Shaft Alignment and Speed Ratio Affect My Design?

Did you ever have someone “give you the shaft”? This insult is defined as ignoring or putting someone down. In gearing, giving you the shaft is just the beginning part of constructing your geartrain. Each gear in a system is going to be resting on a shaft as the purchase of each gear is to transmit motion through the shafts of the mechanism. Just as there are many types of gears, there are also many types of methods to attach a gear to a shaft.