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User:Juspar/gearboxes
Overview
The theory on gearboxes and how to design them was all well and good. Here's how I applied it.
My early builds are 2 output, I know I should be making 3 output just to make them more versatile. These aren't recommendations either, just records. I can already see that my first designs were not well optimised and I've only just begun.
Basic principles
- use the ratio with the least gears to achieve the output
- avoid large gears, they are way too expensive
- have three outputs where the constraints (30 gears, 15 shafts) allow, and it's not too expensive
Builds
B154-185; G346-370
Ratios
| B159-185 | G346-370 |
|---|---|
| (5/3)*(5/3)*(4/7) | (6/5/3)*(6/5)*(6/5)*(6/5) |
| (6/5/3)*(4/7/5) | (5/3)*(5/3)*(5/7/4) |
| (5/3)*(5/3)*(5/6)*(5/6) | (6/5/3)*(7/4) |
| (5/3) | (5/3)*(5/3)*(4/7/5/3) |
| (6/5)*(7/5) | (5/3)*(5*3)*(5*3)*(5/6) |
| (6/5)*(6/5)*(6/5) | |
| (5/3)*(5/6)*(5/7/4) | |
| (7/4) | |
| (5/3)*(5/6)*(4/7/5/3) |
I built this using the bold ratios, after I'd done a few and built a plan I looked back - clearly the italics would have been a better place to start.
Build
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 116 | 4 | ||||||
| 7 | 4 | |||||||
| 6 | 165 | 65 | 4 | |||||
| 5 | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | 513 | |||||||
| 3 | 135 | 7 | ||||||
| 2 | 45 | |||||||
| 1 | 4 |
Output
B161; G347;
Cost
- 8 Small
- 8 Medium
- 1 Large
D83-96; G288-292
Ratios
| D83-96 | G288-292 |
|---|---|
| (5/6) | (6/5/3)*(6/5)*(6/5) |
| (3/5)*(7/5) | (5/3)*(7/4) |
| (3/5)*(6/5)*(6/5) | |
| (3/5/6)*(7/4) | |
| (6/5)*(3/5/7/4) | |
| (5/3)*(5/6)*(5/6)*(5/6) |
I looked at hte Itallic ratios first, then settled on the bold ones. Still not happy about using a large gear.
Build
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||||
| 6 | 615 | 615 | ||||||
| 5 | ||||||||
| 4 | 156 | 136 | ||||||
| 3 | 43 | 15 | ||||||
| 2 | 44 | |||||||
| 1 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 36 |
Output
D86; G288;
Cost
- 11 Small
- 11 Medium
- 0 Large
A127-145; E465-530
Ratios
| A127-145 | E465-530 |
|---|---|
| (5/3)*(5/6) | (7/5/3)*(6/5/3) |
| (6/5)*(6/5) | (6/5/3)*(6/5/3)*(6/5) |
| (5/3)*(5/3)*(7/4) |
Build
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 7 | 3 | 315 | ||||||
| 6 | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | 35 | 316 | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 55 | ||||
| 3 | 56 | |||||||
| 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 6 |
Output
A144; E480; F480
Cost
- 11 Small
- 9 Medium
- 0 Large
C13-15; G302-350
Ratios
| C13-15 | G302-350 |
|---|---|
| (3/5)*(3/5)*(3/5)*(3/5) | (5/3)*(5/3)*(5/3)*(5/6)*(5/6) |
| (3/5)*(3/5/6)*(3/5/6) | (5/3)*(6/5/3) |
| (6/5/3)*(6/5)*(6/5)*(6/5) |
Build
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 5 | 113 | ||||||
| 7 | 315 | 115 | ||||||
| 6 | 153 | |||||||
| 5 | 53 | 135 | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 35 | |||
| 3 | 34 | |||||||
| 2 | 14 | |||||||
| 1 | 14 |
Output
C13; G333
Cost
- 14 Small
- 7 Medium
- 0 Large
A75-93; G455-514
Ratios
| A75-93 | G455-514 |
|---|---|
| (3/5/7/4) | (5/3)*(5/3)*(5/3) |
| (3/5)*(3/5)*(6/5)*(4/7) | (7/5/3)*(6/5/3) |
| (5/3)*(5/6)*(4/7) | (6/5/3)*)6/5/3)*(6/5) |
| (4/7/5) | (5/3)*(5/3)*(7/4) |
| (6/5)*(6/5)*(4/7) | |
| (5/6) | |
| (3/5)*(7/5) | |
| (3/5)*(6/5)*(6/5) | |
| (3/5/6)*(7/4) | |
| (6/5)*(3/5/7/4) |
Build
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 16 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 7 | 35 | 53 | ||||||
| 6 | 3 | 153 | ||||||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 315 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 1 | 3 |
Output
A83; E463; G463
Cost
- 13 Small
- 5 Medium
- 0 Large
B264-434; B94-114; G329-395
Ratios
| B264-434 | D94-114 | G329-395 |
|---|---|---|
| (5/3)*(5/3) | (5/3)*(5/6)*(5/6)*(5/6) | (5/3)*(6/5/3) |
| (6/5/3)*(6/5)*(6/5) | (3/5)*(6/5)*(6/5)*(6/5) | (6/5/3)*(6/5)*(6/5)*(6/5) |
| (6/5/3)*(7/4) | (6/5/3)*(4/7) | (6/5/3)*(7/4) |
| (5/3)*(6/5/3) | (5/3)*(5/3)*(5/3)*(5/6) | |
| (5/3)*(5/3)*(5/3)*(5/6) | ||
| (6/5/3)*(6/5/3) |
There were LOTS of options here, these were the ones I picked out to try and fit together. They weren't all first picks. In the end I had to use some large gears because
- I was running into shaft/gear limitations
- The B and G outputs were in the same range - but I needed some way to cross the D train
Build
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 114 | 6 | 3 | |||||
| 7 | 154 | 16 | 35 | |||||
| 6 | 114 | 5 | ||||||
| 5 | ||||||||
| 4 | 347 | 67 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | |||||||
| 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 6 |
Output
B350; D114; G350
Cost
- 7 Small
- 8 Medium
- 2 Large
Template
Ratios
| Range 1 | Range 2 |
|---|---|
| ( / )*( / ) | ( / )*( / ) |
Build
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | ||||||||
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| 6 | ||||||||
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| 1 |
Output
- ;
Cost
- Small
- Medium
- Large
