Cams in automata By Will

A cam is a circular object that can turn circular motion into linear motion.

It goes round and hits a cam follower which will send the object going up and down ofr round and round.

It is important because the cam helps the automaton move and if there was no cam it would not work.

To work it needs to be on an axle. Another tip is that the cam cant move sise to side on the axle and it also cant be too close to the top or else when the figure goes up it will not come down.

If you want an automaton that works well you will need to know a lot about cams,axles,sleeves,shafts and cam followers.