Ratchet types in GT

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Stephen Fornelius
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Ratchet types in GT

Post by Stephen Fornelius »

When I open the ratchet tool, I can only see a Geneva gear.  Am I missing something?  I need a plain ratchet to make a ratchet and click system for my clock project.  There's a ratchet available in GM though.

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Ken_Shea
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Re: Ratchet types in GT

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Steve,
See if clicking "Gravity" below the Geneva is what you are after.
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Re: Ratchet types in GT

Post by BobL »

Stephen;

Ken is right, select the gravity tab to generate a more familiar ratchet type, cw/ccw will change it's direction, and you can adjust the actuator lenght and/or the depth of the tooth face where the ratchet will lock. Hope this helps.

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Re: Ratchet types in GT

Post by Stephen Fornelius »

Yep, that was the answer.  Gives me an interesting pawl design too! 
Thanks for the help.
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