how a delayed gear works

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Posted in Images on September 1st, 2009 by tiki god |

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9 Responses to how a delayed gear works

rsixidor (UID# 950) 0 0
September 1, 2009 at 9:33 pm

This is pretty cool, actually.
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casemods (UID# 667) 0 0
September 1, 2009 at 10:10 pm

What could this be used for?
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- elzarcothepale (UID# 1877) 0 0
  September 2, 2009 at 2:43 am
  
  dunno- something based on timing, but not required to be as precise as clockwork?
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- alphgeek (UID# 7648) 0 0
  September 2, 2009 at 4:36 am
  
  It’s also called a Geneva drive. It’s extremely useful for converting continuous motion (eg an electric motor) into intermittent motion (eg a filling machine belt). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_drive
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- maxwell-edison (UID# 12089) 0 0
  September 2, 2009 at 1:50 pm
  
  I guess your watch doesn’t have a second hand.
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adrian (UID# 1075) 0 0
September 2, 2009 at 5:18 am

I could sit and watch this mesmerised… for hours… days…
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- j_bryon (UID# 112) 0 0
  September 4, 2009 at 11:45 am
  
  It’s so relaxing! Can’t….turn….away….
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phyreblade (UID# 5939) 0 0
September 2, 2009 at 6:11 pm

Sweet!
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billymanic (UID# 778) 0 0
September 2, 2009 at 10:15 pm

Fuck damn it, make me stop watching.
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