• Lvxferre@mander.xyz
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    10 months ago

    I’m wondering if it would be feasible to swap the string bow with gears and a crank, like this:

    I feel like it could be done with clay (for the basic shape) and sticks (to give the gears some internal structure); or even by carving wood with a stone, although that would be extremely laborious. The advantage would be obvious, higher and more consistent speed without too much effort.

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      10 months ago

      Gears would have to be really well made, otherwise it won’t roll well and you would lose speed. I think a better chance would be to use two cylinders and the rope as the belt between them.

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        10 months ago

        That would perhaps work even better, as long as the rope is strong enough to keep up with the stress.

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      10 months ago

      It’d have to be clay and that sounds hard, but I believe he has the skill to pull it off.