See how this 3D-printed gear turns clockwise no matter how it's cranked

I dunno, it seems like it’s trivial to do this if you’re willing to tolerate ratchets. If it used only continuously-engaged gears, I’d be much more excited.

Also, I wish people wouldn’t use Fusion 360, even though if it were supplied by someone other than Autodesk I would admittedly be all over that.

That 507movements site is good though. It’s based on an old out-of-copyright book of which you can buy a cheap reprint.

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