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Description Tron is prototype #9 for The Automata Project. Tron is a display of two straight tooth spur gears in the spur arrangement with 10 teeth, a 1:1 ratio. The gear movement is displayed between two bases created by using radii and tangents. It features slots cut in the base to give it a mechanical…

Description Blade is prototype #6 for The Automata Project. Blade is a display of two straight tooth gears in the spur arrangement with 10 teeth, a 1:1 ratio. The gear movement is displayed between two bases created by using radii and tangents and features slots cut in the base to give it a mechanical look.…

Description Cyclotron is prototype #10 for the Automata Project. Cyclotron is a functional Automata Device. Its purpose is to dispense gum balls. Please see the video in the “About” section of this website. Cyclotron is a display of two bevel gears with 10 teeth, a 1:1 ratio. The gear movement is displayed on a base…

Description Symmetrical is prototype #3 for The Automata Project. Symmetrical is a display of two bevel gears with 10 teeth, a 1:1 ratio. The gear movement is displayed on a vertical base. It also displays two handles that are fashioned after knobs such as you would find on your Powermatic planer. The center of interest…

Description Radial is prototype #3 for The Automata Project. Radial is a display of one straight tooth gear with 10 teeth and one pinion gear with 5 teeth in the spur arrangement, creating a 2:1 ratio. The gear movement is displayed between two bases created by using radii and tangents and features a hole pattern…

Description Quiksilver is prototype #1 for the Automata Project. Quiksilver is a display of straight tooth helical gears in the spur arrangement with 10 teeth, a 1:1 ratio. The gear movement is displayed between two bases created by using radii and tangents and features slots that are parallel to the base. I focused the center…

Description Kilanova is prototype #5 for The Automata Project. Kilanova is a display of two helical tooth gears in the spur arrangement with 10 teeth, a 1:1 ratio. The gear movement is displayed between two bases created by using radii and tangents and features slots cut in the base to give it a mechanical look.…

Description Genesis is prototype #2 for The Automata Project. Genesis is a display of three straight tooth gears in the spur arrangement with 10 teeth, a 1:1 ratio. The gear movement is displayed between two bases created by using radii and tangents and features a hole pattern across its base to give it a mechanical…

Description Falkor is prototype #8 for The Automata Project. Falkor is a display of two straight tooth gears in the spur arrangement. The large gear has 14 teeth, and the pinion gear has 8 teeth, giving the prototype a 1.75 ratio. The gear movement is displayed between two bases and created by using radii and…

Description Eccentric is prototype #7 for The Automata Project. Eccentric is a display of two bevel gears with a 10 tooth, 1:1 ratio. The two bevel gears are displayed on a wire frame supported by two U-shaped legs. It also displays a handle that is fashioned after “star†knobs such as you would find on…