Latest get. Free is tough to beat haha. 82 Coleman Redwood. Interior is really nice. First orders of business are flex seal the top, rust removal on frame, and convert to modern propane/fittings.
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Much internal used power tool nastiness and broken plastic later, I have this mysterious collection of gears.
This collection of gears assembles into this
The first and second sets of planetary gears from the three sets that live(d) inside that drill.
Why?
I'm the sort of person who fiddles with things, especially to stay awake when the plant manager or some windbag from the regional office has a new policy to discuss at us. I've never been into "fidget spinners", or those.. beads on ropes.
No, not those beads on ropes. The ones with the Italian-sounding name.
Whatever. The point is, I am the sort of person who "fidgets" with something, and people get nervous when you start flicking your knife for entertainment.
I hate the word "fidget", actually, and I wasn't about to buy a spinner, no matter how classy it might be. But the recent explosion in their popularity got me thinking about finding something of my own for the same purpose.
And I loves me some planetary gears.
I'm a little stuck where to go from here, though. The diameter is perfect, but the whole assembly is 1 3/8" long, far too big for handy pocket carry. I could get around that with a little satchel or something, but that still doesn't solve the major problem: nothing's fastened together!
All of those little parts were inside a housing, which kept them lined up and meshed, so they all danced together in clockwork harmony. Now that I've removed that, it falls apart into a pile of gears just as easily as it turns. So I need a way to hold everything together, but still be able to see what's going on, as all those little gears do their mechanical waltz.