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After 3 prototypes and several motors I finally got this cat toy motorized, still pretty loud though I wonder if I can dampen the gearbox somehow (i.imgur.com)
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[โ€“] keepee@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spur_gear

Look into helical gears

[โ€“] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah that's what they look like