What does it do?
This gear set features non-circular gears with more pen holes than ever before. There are two variations of the 'more pen holes' theme.
The first is akin to regular double dense gears. There are A, B, C, and maybe D, columns like with double dense gears. But in this case each of those columns also has a 'fan' of pen holes that fans out from the axis of symmetry that the column is centered on.
The second variation of 'more pen holes' is in the lateral (side to side) density. This feature is only possible because of the fans of pen holes and the shape of the gears. Instead of being labeled 'A, B, C, ...' these lateral dense fans are marked with 'I, II, III, ...'. These allow for making a fan of pen holes that effectively has a column at every gear tooth.
The first is akin to regular double dense gears. There are A, B, C, and maybe D, columns like with double dense gears. But in this case each of those columns also has a 'fan' of pen holes that fans out from the axis of symmetry that the column is centered on.
The second variation of 'more pen holes' is in the lateral (side to side) density. This feature is only possible because of the fans of pen holes and the shape of the gears. Instead of being labeled 'A, B, C, ...' these lateral dense fans are marked with 'I, II, III, ...'. These allow for making a fan of pen holes that effectively has a column at every gear tooth.
Buy the Multi-Dense Non-Circular gear set:
Shop listing for the Multi-Dense Non-Circular gear set.
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Parts:
This Gear set includes the double dense and lateral dense versions of the following gears:
- 120 (180/60) square
- 120 (180/60) triangle
- 108 (168/64) square
- 108 (168/64) triangle
- 72 (120/24) square
- 60 (100/20) pentagon: only the double dense, no lateral dense version.
the frame is cut into smaller pieces so each of the large shapes has at least one individual frame piece.
- 120 (180/60) square
- 120 (180/60) triangle
- 108 (168/64) square
- 108 (168/64) triangle
- 72 (120/24) square
- 60 (100/20) pentagon: only the double dense, no lateral dense version.
the frame is cut into smaller pieces so each of the large shapes has at least one individual frame piece.
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Comparison:
The power of the multi-dense gears to make denser, more compelling, versions of the same designs is shown in the gallery below. Both pictures are made using the 176 ring from the Hoops gear set and the 72 square gear. On the left the design is made using the 72 from the Full Page gear set pen holes 1-6. The middle design uses the 72 square from the Multi-Dense Non-Circular gear set pen holes 1-6 A through D. The right picture is a close up different angle of the middle art.
You can watch a timelapse of the dense version being made on YouTube.