Posts by Corey Rasmussen

Yes, planetary gears can even be found in pencil sharpeners. This is an unusual situation because there is no sun gear in the system. Also, the carriage is input and the planets themselves are the...

It's no secret that planetary gears have many uses. As a result, they are widely used to get various speed reductions (or increases). In this video, we will show how small changes can make large...

Planetary gear systems are primarily used for one or more of the following reasons: Reverse Motion Transmit more torque than one gear set will allow High reduction rates Use with other...

Multiplying large numbers is difficult. Any 4th grade math student will tell you that! When you learned how to multiply large numbers, it probably looked a little like this. Personally I never...

Planetary gear sets can be used to do some amazing things. One of which is getting high reduction rates. Let's see how. https://youtu.be/imp3le0DCXs Video Transcript Hi there, Cory...

Multiplying large number is difficult. Any 4th grade math student will tell you that! When you learned how to multiply large numbers, it probably looked a little like this. This is complicated...