I wish I was an engineer, but I have read a few mechanical engineering books with chapters on gears, and it really is a bottomless pit.
In the example, I recall seeing a method a ways back where 3 interlaced gears could rotate simultaneously. Two are linked traditionally, while one is a helical gear that slides though the teeth of the other two. It had a slick animation, wish I could find it.
I wish I was an engineer, but I have read a few mechanical engineering books with chapters on gears, and it really is a bottomless pit.
In the example, I recall seeing a method a ways back where 3 interlaced gears could rotate simultaneously. Two are linked traditionally, while one is a helical gear that slides though the teeth of the other two. It had a slick animation, wish I could find it.