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A bevel gear can change the direction of the driven shaft/axle by 90 degrees.

If different tooth counts are used, bevel gears can also change the ratio between speed/strength of the turning motion.

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A bevel gear is a variety of gear in which the two wheels working together lie in different planes and have thier teeth cut at right angles to the surfaces of two cones whose apices coincide with the point where the axes meet.

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Bevel gears can be used to change the direction of drive in a gear system by 90 degrees

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