Ratchet and pawl

By Byteworks

Three separate parts: a base plate with two pins, a 12-tooth 50 mm ratchet wheel, and a pivoting pawl whose tip sits in a tooth gap.

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Ratchet and pawl, 3D printable model

Prompt that made this

Ratchet and pawl. Three separate parts, not grouped: a 12-tooth ratchet wheel 50 mm across, a pawl on a pin that sits in a tooth, and a base plate under both.

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Made in Voloom from the prompt under the model. Sign in to download the STL, or fork it so every size on the right becomes editable — without spending credits.

Why this one

A one-way rotation lock or indexing mechanism, for example a winch, a hand crank or a tensioner.

The wheel turns on the axle pin and the pawl turns on its own pin. The pawl tip drops into a tooth gap and bears on the radial face of a tooth, so the wheel can only turn one way. The sloped ramps on the other side lift the pawl over each tooth.

How to print

Download the STL, 3MF, or STEP and slice it. Fork the design to change a size before you print.

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