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Mechanism · Plate 220

Cogline 220

AW-220 322 pieces Ages 10+ 4–5 hours

Twelve gear trains on one frame. Build the crank, turn it, and the whole line moves at the ratio you chose — 1:1, 2:1, 3:1 or 4:1.

$219 incl. duties to US / EU

40 × 26 × 18 cm assembled · free shipping over $199

Ships in 3–5 days 30-day returns Missing part replaced free
What is in the box
  • 28 laser-cut ply sheets
  • 6 shaft lengths × 4
  • 24 brass bearings
  • Crank handle
  • 56-page manual with 4 builds
  • Wax stick
Specification
  • Pieces — 322 (28 cut sheets, 6 shaft types, brass bearings)
  • Material — 8 mm birch ply gears, 4 mm beech frame, brass bearings
  • Finish — Water-based matte, waxed gear faces
  • Assembled size — 40 × 26 × 18 cm
  • Build time — 4–5 hours
  • Age — 10+
  • Ratios — 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1 — all four in one kit
Shipping & returns
  • Dispatched from Shenzhen within 3 working days.
  • Duties prepaid to US, UK, EU, Canada and Australia.
  • 30 days to return an opened set; parts replaced free at any time.
  • Flat kraft box, 38 × 28 × 6 cm, 1.2–4.6 kg depending on the set.

The build

Gear trains are the cheapest way to make a machine feel intelligent. Cogline 220 gives you four shaft lengths, six gear diameters and a frame with forty mounting holes, so the same box of parts can be a 1:1 drive, a 4:1 reduction, or a line that reverses direction twice on its way to the last wheel.

The gears are cut from 8 mm ply with a 20° pressure angle and finished with wax, which is why they run quietly and why they will still run after a thousand turns. Brass bearings sit in the frame; the shafts are beech, not metal, so nothing scores.

The manual gives four complete builds and then stops, deliberately. The fifth one is the reason people buy this set.

Specification

Pieces322 (28 cut sheets, 6 shaft types, brass bearings)
Material8 mm birch ply gears, 4 mm beech frame, brass bearings
FinishWater-based matte, waxed gear faces
Assembled size40 × 26 × 18 cm
Build time4–5 hours
Age10+
Ratios1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1 — all four in one kit
Difficulty
3 / 5
  • 01Four interchangeable ratios from one parts box
  • 02Waxed 20° pressure-angle gears — quiet, and they hold up
  • 03Brass bearings in a beech frame; no metal-on-wood wear
  • 04Forty-hole frame grid for your own layouts