User blog comment:Qoazi/Past Events/@comment-24108228-20141120231552

In your recent adventure you mention lacking a power source for your gears. As someone who was previously in a similar position to you, brimming with time and ideas (and in my case, an obsession for a flying machine that went straight up very quickly) May I suggest mill blades? They're not wind powered, they rotate for as long as you like.

Other than that, you could try simultaneous explosives detonation. It takes skill with fire mechanics and explosions, but you can certainly store energy through mining a load of bombs and lighting them at the same time.