What makes a manual transmission so cool?

It would be interesting having a clutch mechanism to separate the power output and isolated from the engine.

That's pretty cool. This would be representative of a very compact transmission like might be found in a motorcycle or early FWD car. A typical rear drive manual transmission has the input and output shafts on the same axis, with the power being sent down to a countershaft to select the ratios. The lowest reduction is usually at the rear of the case, as it puts a huge load on the shafts trying to push apart rather than rotate. You'll have first, second, third, and sometimes fourth as reduction gears, with the next gear being a direct connection between the input and output shafts. After this, you have overdrive gears, where the output spins faster than the input. This is usually in a second section of the transmission, behind an intermediate bearing plate as now pushing forces are getting higher again.

My favorite printed gearbox is the sequential 7 speed w reverse. Don't remember the designer but he did an excellent job. Its a good design as you can scale it with realitive ease depending on your application. When printed with nylon it is strong enough to stick into an rc car. All I have tried so far is an electric motor however I think it can handle nitro as long as it isnt too small.

This is so beautifully explained and demonstrated. What a great video!

Amazing! If I had to suggest an improvement, the color coding could be improved. Everything perpetually connected to the driveshaft should stay blue, but everything connected to the output shaft should be red, so we can see better what's connected to what. The rings could be their own color like purple or something

I love how this video showed how simple a concept this is! So many other videos make it way more complicated

YouTube is recommending this to me when i started working on my own 3D model of a manual transmision in cad which is scary and useful and btw you’re videos are awsome its a shame you dont get the support that you deserve

Genuinely one of the best demonstrations of how a manual transmission works I have seen yet. Better than those fancy 3D animations for sure. Only thing missing is a clutch.

I love how you simplified a very complex engineering problem into something dummies like me can understand. very good and educational video!

One of the best basic explanations I've ever seen. Simple and direct with great visuals. I agree with some of the other comments about the clutch mechanism but I understand that would be best done in a follow up video. Keep up the good work!

Such a great video with a fantastic explanation, well done. Do you have this transmission available for download ? I think that it will be a great project for kids to learn how a transmission works in conjunction with your video and explanation. Keep up the great work

That explains this really well. Would be interesting if you expanded and added a clutch disconnect too. Just to see the extra level that adds. The clutch is not needed to shift but it’s cool too see. Something I don’t know now is how the synchronizer works.

I’m basically building a go-kart from scratch and this is exactly what I needed to see

Thank you so much for the dedication to your videos and the quality of your videos. I enjoy them every time and i think you have some of the best quality descriptions in this sort of content area

Is there a link to the stl? Would love to print this myself

I love them for how simple and straightforward they are, you couldn't be more basic and direct if you tried.

Good job explaining manual transmission. Thanks for sharing your design ❤

this video's on par with the old black and white demonstration video's from the 30's and 40's, nicely done.

This is such a complicated way of explaining manual trasmission!

Honestly this is very helpful for learning how a manual transmission works