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Mechanical Elliptical Rotation
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An example of recreating an elliptical movement with mechanics.
It was used in the Antikythera mechanism to recreate the acceleration/deceleration of the Moon during the perigee/apogee.
By inverting the disc you can switch between circular rotation and elliptical rotation.
Print Settings :
Filament : PLA
Nozzle : 0.4mm
Layer resolution : 0.2mm
Printed on MK3S - PrusaSlicer 2.6.0