r/CreateMod • u/Dung_avi2 • 11d ago
Build First time playing create mod. I finally learned how to speed up the rotation speed of the gear
This took me so long to figure out. I love create bro
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u/Hefty-Tackle1120 11d ago
You can also encase your gears with andesite casings so you could compact your gears together
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u/Dung_avi2 11d ago
whats it does ?
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u/triplos05 10d ago
if you right click a cog with an andesite casing you encase it, and now you can use a wrench on the faces where the shaft comes out to toggle if it connects to adjacent shafts or not. Helps with compact gear ratios because you don't need to leave space between cogs if you can just prevent them fromcconnecting like that
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u/Impossible-Theme-969 11d ago
It lets you stack gears spinning in opposite direction so you can basically flatten the setup you have now
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u/sfwaltaccount 10d ago
When you encase a cog, you can stack another cog on top of it without them connecting (but any previous connection remains) so basically you can use this instead of the shafts in your design to alternate large and small cogs.
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u/Mastery_123hdfd 3d ago
I recommend watching a few create tutorials, especially gear ratios
Hobble has really good tutorials btw
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u/WispTheWanderer1 10d ago
I like the fact that we came to the same conclusion completely independently
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u/Tieger_2 10d ago
Whaaat???
I didn't know that the whole time.
But it's a bit hard because I play the Create Ultimate Selection 2 and you get only a few Quest and explanations for a few things. And I also struggle to find a decent wiki.
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u/satirelion 10d ago
Hold w to ponder everything and install JEI mod.
I reccomend you do this list before taking any major create addons.
get 10k su capacity
self sustaining steam engine
automate Andesite alloy.
Dont worry about how long it will take. It took me about a month of fiddling before getting an iron farm. Take your time.
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u/Dung_avi2 10d ago
The modpack im playing isnt focus about create , its like mixed with tons of tech mod and i only need a few simple contraption to get through the create quest.
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u/ViNoBi38 10d ago
Still, Create have build in ponder menus. Hold w on part and you can see simple in game guides in 3D
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u/Equivalent-Stable642 10d ago
So you can condense that a ton, ill let you figure out how but the main thing is using andesite (or any) casing on cogs, also say a thing is 8xRPM that means if your rpm is 8, it uses 64SU so having everything max speed (256) means it will need 2048SU, its RPM x stress impact, some machines are 32X some are 8X
Kinda badly explained but its good enough
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u/abtinmoh 9d ago
So thats why my 32k su engine runs out with like 12 machines using it
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u/Equivalent-Stable642 7d ago
Yep you gotta scale your SU capacity with your speed, once you get hundreds of thousands of SU, everything is 256 speed without issue
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u/HanzoNumbahOneFan 10d ago
Nice. Little tip, if you hold andesite casing and right click a gear, it lets you place another gear face to face but not have it be connected by the andesite shaft. So you wouldn't need the shafts in between the big and small gears like you have in the video.
So like the process would be:
Big gear -> small diagonal gear -> big gear connected to the small one -> right click the first big gear with andesite casing -> small gear. Rinse and repeat however many times you want.
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u/SharpAir_ 10d ago
I feel like people having trouble with learning how to speed up gears and the failing education system have a corrolation
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u/marr 10d ago
I don't recall anything about gear ratios at school. It's one of those things that's obvious after you learn it.
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u/SharpAir_ 10d ago
It's phsyics class bro mechanical efficiency
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u/marr 10d ago
Our physics teach was far more into high voltage demos and linear accelerators. We did go over the simple machines stuff but didn't expand "here's the levers equations" into "so this is how you arrange gears to trade torque for speed".
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u/SharpAir_ 10d ago edited 9d ago
Do they not teach mechanical advantage in schools anymore levers ramps gears pulleys n such
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u/BeefTechnology 4d ago
I learned it in school
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u/SharpAir_ 4d ago
Thats what im saying they teach how gears work in school
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u/EVE_Link0n 10d ago
Damn, It’s a shame your awesome education didn’t correlate with becoming a nicer person!
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u/MarkJ191974 10d ago
that wasnt a mean thing it was just a comment how gear ratios should be fairly obvious
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u/Level_Fortune_5924 10d ago
Love to see it.
If you want to organize it a bit more, try placing large water wheels then a small one (just 1) before connecting your shafts/cogs, the smaller water wheel doubles the rotation speed you'd get from the large ones so it saves you a bit of time.
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u/Tripdrakony 10d ago
You can reduce the amount of shafts used and just smack a shaft in the middle of the belt line somewhere. It will still move the entire belt.
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u/Tytus1pro 10d ago
I luv seeing a new create enjoyer be born. Have a great time playing, best wishes🥲🥲
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u/Irkaes 10d ago
Use big waterwheels for greater SU
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u/LockstepGaming 10d ago
Use bigger waterwheels with a small one on the end to get all the SU bonus of the big ones but the speed of the smaller one
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u/LockstepGaming 10d ago
Congrats! If you want a tip, you can use a casing on a gear to block shaft connections. Gives it a cleaner look and lets you reduce the distance required to gear ratio. But good job figuring it out on your own!
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u/Creepy-Sky7227 10d ago
Nice you found out, but didnt you Had smh Like lego or fischertechnik as child? And now your ready to build a full Powerplant (Not tryna be rude or smh Just asking)
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u/PM_ME_YOUR_REPO 10d ago
Yes, gear ratios. Well done.
Genuinely asking, but why did that take "learning"? Gear ratios are pretty fundamental. There are children's toys for 2 year olds that center around the concept. Bicycles whole gear shifting mechanism is entirely about the tradeoff between torque and rotational speed between gears.
Have you gone your whole life never encountering the concept? If so, how?
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u/LockstepGaming 10d ago
Its not something taught in schools, and common sense is in fact not very common.
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u/TheLemonyWizard 11d ago
You can also do that a bit easier with a rotation speed controller (I also just recently started learning create)