On Tuesday 08 March 2016 13:14:48 Jim wrote:
> On Tue, Mar  8, 2016 at 12:32 (+0900), Michele Calgaro wrote:
> > On 03/07/2016 08:37 PM, Thomas Maus wrote:
> >> Here my batch of draft "trefoil knot" designs.
> >> (Drafts -- meaning not necessarily ready for use, as all previous
> >> batches too)
> >
> > Great stuff Thomas.
> > Treefoil_know_3TM looks gorgeous and 1TM looks good as well. 2TM is also
> > to consider. Probably you and E. would have to work out the colors, but
> > to me it looks a nice candidate.
>
> I've been casually following this thread, so I prefix this comment
> with "if a comment from me isn't really isn't welcome, that's OK".
>
> The thing that comes to mind for me, if I want to combine some idea of
> "three" with the idea of a gear is the rotor of a Wankel engine.
> Those of you who don't know what this looks like might want to do a
> search on "Wankel rotor", and see images like the one in
> http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/logo/mazda-wankel-rotary
>
> One might want to stylize this a bit by simplifying it and putting a T
> in the middle.

The minor detail of whether we do this at all aside, wow!!  The best idea so 
far.

Lisi
> Further, for those who are troubled about religious connections, to
> the best of my knowledge there is no religion which worships Wankel
> engines ;-)
>
> And if someone is worried about copyright/patent issues, the similar
> Reuleaux triangle (still with a gear inside) might look as good.
>
> Cheers.
>                                 Jim
>
>
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