thank you, guys, glad to know people are watching this and think it'll work. as i said before, i have been sitting on a new idea based on a governer for a steam engine. my mom is hiding something in the basement till chistmas
, so i can't work on it, so i'm gonna thorw it out here so ppl can help me refine the idea while i wait to be able to get to my tools.
the idea is that the metal collar is fixed to the shaft, the pinions are free to slide along the shaft, but the spring keeps them at the end. those weights spin and the centrifugal force pulls them outwards, compressing the sring and pulling the pinions toward the motor. if the pinions have different #'s of teeth, then this will act similar to the one jeremy is designing. only the pinions change, not the second gear.
the problems i have with this idea is that where the two gears meet, the teeth will not line up, and there will be problems with the sliding. also, the bevel gear probably won't allow for too much if any sliding anyway, because of the placement and general design.
give me any help you can, this version is simpler and even i can build it, so long as the design gets worked out. i really wanna get my hands dirty, not just sit and think!
