Quick Answer: The Simple Machines Gear Train is a wooden model that shows, at a basic level, how gears working together make work easier.
Last updated: October 2026
Key Features
Models how gears work to make work easier
Gears shown as toothed wheels working with one another
Sturdy wooden construction for classroom use
Supplied with a manual
Size 39 x 9 x 15 cm; weight 1 kg
Technical Specifications
Specification
Value
Size
39 x 9 x 15 cm
Weight
1 kg
Material
Wooden
Supplied with
Manual
About This Product
A gear is a form of wheel and axle that has teeth along the outside edge of the wheel and works together with another gear. This apparatus lets students see that principle in action and how a train of gears makes work easier. Export supply of the Simple Machines Gear Train can be arranged to laboratories and schools in Peru, Japan, Côte d'Ivoire, Bolivia, Guinea and Rwanda.