It would be nice to add these to this mod:

Basically you can rotate them by uplying rotational force via large gear attached to the side or regular shafts (and other blocks with shafts on them) from top/bottom.
The other block i suggest is worm gear mech. piston. It works pretty much the same way as regular mech. piston, only in addition to pulling/pushing it also rotates the grid. It also uses worm gear shafts for extencion (or separate variant of these shafts to avoid issues). Could be cool to also require them small gear attached to the side to apply rotational force (much like mechanical mixer).
Hope it's not too much to ask for.

What advantage would it have in comparison with a normal gear ratio setup? Apart from space considerations, that is.

What advantage would it have in comparison with a normal gear ratio setup? Apart from space considerations, that is.

Well, i forgot to add that it changes speed of rotation apllied to it in addition to changing direction, which again could come in handy. For example multiplier could be x3 which would allow players to convert for example 8 rpm to 24 rpm granting greater controll over rpms without using rotational speed controllers (which are a little bit on a endgame side of things since they requier mechanical crafter setup to construct). Also it would allow setup with 2 large gears on the side and shaft in the middle to extend large gears connection in 1 direction.
Plus having contraptions that both move and rotate would be great.

I like the idea, but I would like the worm drive to add stress to the system, as those tend to have higher frictions irl

I like the idea, but I would like the worm drive to add stress to the system, as those tend to have higher frictions irl

For sure! I think something in range of 6 to 8 su would be appropriate.

people keep suggesting this and their suggestion link shows it's not planned.

Thanks for your suggestion, it has been added to our public submission sheet.