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GEAR MACHINE
Designed and built by Ed Legler, 2004. The idea with this kinetic sculpture was to have a lightweight sculpture that would fit on a table top. The flywheel is 8 inches in diameter. With an overall gear ratio of 13.63:1 it has a very soothing feel when turning the handle. Ball bearings provide a very free wheeling movement.
The handle is made of turned ebony. The large gears have 43 teeth and the small gears have 18 teeth and are all 10 pitch. |
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