Valentine Gear Sphere

Description

Valentine Gear Sphere is a piece of mathematical kinetic art. It is a set of heart-shaped gears spinning around in a planetary-gear configuration on a sphere. The turning of the hearts is eccentric. As a result, the hearts wobble up and down, and the distance between their rotation centers vary during the rotation.

The creation of this work was inspired by Michael Valle's Happy Valentine's Day planetary gear system. The algorithm used to design the gear curves was derived from watching Michael Valle's Gearify Astronomer tutorials.

Watch the YouTube video.

Read at the iMaterialise Forum.

Read more at the Non-Twisty Puzzles Forum.

Read more at Imgur.

Please order a 3D-printed do-it-yourself kit at this page (check with Oskar about screws and stickers), or contact Oskar directly if you are interested in obtaining a fully colored and assembled sample of this piece of art.