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All long-term value is built from the follow-through part of short-term habits. Follow-through as in golf swings not as in delivering on commitments. It’s respecting the momentum of every atomic action that produces natural “extra” effects relative to immediate needs.
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Writing up notes after meetings is one of the very few I’ve managed to stick to. Brief cues during, detailed notes after, review before next meeting. Turns a staccato thread of though with lots of rework/redundancy into a smooth stream.
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When it works well, clients don’t actually notice. It just looks like I’m on the ball, keeping up with situation and maintaining state. I send them the notes, which they like, but many don’t appreciate this particular effect. It’s only when thread breaks that it’s noticeable.
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Unlike primitive gears, involute profiles maintain continuous contact between 2 gear tooth faces and allow next tooth to pick up where previous tooth leaves off. That’s why well-designed gears can be very quiet compared to noisy primitive ones.
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Fun fact: Involute gears are not the unique solution to this! You're describing the 'fundamental law of gearing' which says the angular velocity of both gears must be constant throughout the mesh. What's special about involutes is they obey it over a range of center distances.
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You’re clearly the right person to ask: what’s the best way to get going with 3D printing gears? I have a small entry-level printer and just getting comfy with OnShape. In my ME drawing classes ~93, I only drew sample gear profiles on paper and never learned to do them in CAD
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Also if you'd like mechanical device design superpowers, read through Fundamentals of Design by Prof Slocum: meddevdesign.mit.edu/fundamentals-o It's got alternating summary / in depth pages so it's super light reading, and it's contributed more to my skills than my undergrad by FAR
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