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Thanks to all who took time out to reply. In the end we ran out of time and found another way to solve the issue Figured i'd keep you updated :)

Trying to calculate how to produce a 1:12 ratio gear train with epicyclical gears. Can anyone send some equations or links to help explain how to do this? I have looked in textbooks and online and found many examples of achieving this with a simple compound spur gear train with 3 or less stages...

Hi Engineers, Aspiring Mechanical Engineering student here :) made an account to find some more information on some of the fields we are learning about and talk to engineers about projects I'm working on for help and guidance. Will greatly appreciate any help you can offer! :)