What does it do?
The Strange Shapes gear set includes many non-circular gear from very small (15 teeth) to quite large (312 teeth). As an expansion gear set it is best combined with the Compact gear set, Full Page gear set, or Plentiful gear set.
Non-circular gears make fantastic shapes with surprising curves, optical illusions, and amazing lines.
Non-circular gears make fantastic shapes with surprising curves, optical illusions, and amazing lines.
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Shop listing for The Strange Shapes Gear Set
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All the gears in the gear set are:
95 (150/40), 60 (81/18), 90 (72/36), 120 (180/60), 92 (120/64), 63 (84/42), 63/76 hoop , 76/91 hoop, 78 (120/36), 63 (90/36), 144 (72/36), 42 (72/12), 24 (32/16), 28 (40/16), 24 (30/18), 30 (40/12), 33 (48/24), 27 (36/18), 24 (36/12), 36 (48/24), 18 (24/12), 21 (30/12), 15 (18/12), 30/42/18), 36 (42/24), 32 (40/24), 21 (24/18), 33 (48/18), 39 (60/18), 54 (66/42), 312 (104/104)
The gear set frame is 40 cm x 40 cm (~15.75 inches x 15.75 inches).
The first number is the tooth count for the gear. The numbers in brackets are the the circumference of the arc segments that the non-circular gears are made of. The 'sides' and 'corners' of the gears are made from pieces of larger and smaller circles. These numbers are helpful because it informs what size of rings the gears can roll inside of and what gears will work in the frame.
For example the 95 (150/40) gear has sides that are made from parts of a 150 circle so it will work well in rings that are larger than 150. Gears inside the 95 frame need to be smaller than 40 or they'll get caught in the corners because they are too big.
95 (150/40), 60 (81/18), 90 (72/36), 120 (180/60), 92 (120/64), 63 (84/42), 63/76 hoop , 76/91 hoop, 78 (120/36), 63 (90/36), 144 (72/36), 42 (72/12), 24 (32/16), 28 (40/16), 24 (30/18), 30 (40/12), 33 (48/24), 27 (36/18), 24 (36/12), 36 (48/24), 18 (24/12), 21 (30/12), 15 (18/12), 30/42/18), 36 (42/24), 32 (40/24), 21 (24/18), 33 (48/18), 39 (60/18), 54 (66/42), 312 (104/104)
The gear set frame is 40 cm x 40 cm (~15.75 inches x 15.75 inches).
The first number is the tooth count for the gear. The numbers in brackets are the the circumference of the arc segments that the non-circular gears are made of. The 'sides' and 'corners' of the gears are made from pieces of larger and smaller circles. These numbers are helpful because it informs what size of rings the gears can roll inside of and what gears will work in the frame.
For example the 95 (150/40) gear has sides that are made from parts of a 150 circle so it will work well in rings that are larger than 150. Gears inside the 95 frame need to be smaller than 40 or they'll get caught in the corners because they are too big.
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Some examples of the kinds of designs that the gears can make, in conjunction with circular rings or gears:
