Coming up dry for Alps/Radio Shack/Atari/Commodore plotter gears

I've had good luck with a solid two-part epoxy you can find at most auto shops - usually right by the register. It comes in a clear plastic cylinder about 1' in diameter and 3" long. It is grey in color and has the consistency of putty. The two parts are together already in the form of a core of one material and a shell of another. You cut off a piece and knead it til' it is fully mixed. It will get warm and smell like a ladies' old-style hair 'permanent'. When cured it is heat resistant enough that I used it to seal the headers on my BMW R60/5, and strong enough that I've used it in place of metal for lots of repairs in printers, tape drives, you name it. I think it is strong enough to make gears out of in that scale. It forms very well and is cheap as dirt for what it does (about four bucks a tube). For the gears, I'd let it cure for 24hrs before doing any machining. I mention this because someone else mentioned JBWeld. JB is a great product but is liquid which makes it harder to handle and unsuitable for many of the jobs I've used the more solid product for. Best, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Peter C. Wallace Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 4:41 PM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Coming up dry for Alps/Radio Shack/Atari/Commodore plotter gears On Tue, 22 Apr 2003, Ethan Dicks wrote: How about making a silicone mold from an original gear and making copies out of some kind of plastic or epoxy resin? Peter Wallace