GEARS - The Secret Life of Components, a series of guides for makers and designers - 18

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Gear types, ratios and materials, and how Hunkin buys or makes gears for his machines, with lessons from his own builds; closes out this batch of component guides.

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Episode 18 of The Secret Life of Components: Tim Hunkin on gears, the types, how they work and how he chooses and uses them in his machines.

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