18 Apr
2003
18 Apr
'03
3:24 a.m.
--- Tothwolf <tothwolf(a)concentric.net> wrote:
I doubt if we'd have to have gears made-to-order. It's mostly a
question of measuring the critical dimensions in a manner that
is meaningful to a gear maker.
I was hoping to find a way to order these from someone's catalog, then
make an offer to buy a quantity bag and distribute them to folks on
a variety of lists including the CBM Hacker's list and here. I don't
mind buying q. 100 and being a gear-go-to-guy, but I still don't know
how to take a physical gear and sit there with a handful of measuring
tools to get _all_ of the critical dimensions (number of teeth and
shaft diameter are trivial...)
-ethan
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I did buy a
handful of plot engines from a surplus house. 80% had
fractured gears. :-(
I wonder if there are enough of us with these plotters to justify having
a batch of replacement gears made somewhere?