Project 2 - I'll have nightmares about gears now

 





I have uploaded several videos about my gear testing progress to this google drive folder:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VtR3xDiZZaTf3fNgudUu_1eEK-AHQPlw?usp=drive_link


I learned a lot about gear ratios (how to slow down you add small gear on motor and large gear on objects), gear teething, and the extreme importance of a set screw.

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