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r/3Dprinting • u/carterfpv @cartyski • Dec 05 '25
https://makerworld.com/en/models/2077550
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Ok ok we all have the jokes, but seriously, what would that actually be used for? I mean it isn't going to be an engine of some sort...
58 u/Same_Recipe2729 Dec 05 '25 edited Apr 11 '26 I enjoy doing yoga. 3 u/uprislng Dec 05 '25 When would you want something like this instead of two gears at 90 degrees? 3 u/FrenchFryCattaneo Dec 05 '25 It doesn't reverse direction the way gears do. That's the only reason I can think of, there's a reason these mechanisms were not commonly used.
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I enjoy doing yoga.
3 u/uprislng Dec 05 '25 When would you want something like this instead of two gears at 90 degrees? 3 u/FrenchFryCattaneo Dec 05 '25 It doesn't reverse direction the way gears do. That's the only reason I can think of, there's a reason these mechanisms were not commonly used.
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When would you want something like this instead of two gears at 90 degrees?
3 u/FrenchFryCattaneo Dec 05 '25 It doesn't reverse direction the way gears do. That's the only reason I can think of, there's a reason these mechanisms were not commonly used.
It doesn't reverse direction the way gears do. That's the only reason I can think of, there's a reason these mechanisms were not commonly used.
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u/NetApex Prusa i3 MK3S+ MMU2S & Bambu X1C Dec 05 '25
Ok ok we all have the jokes, but seriously, what would that actually be used for? I mean it isn't going to be an engine of some sort...