22 Apr
2003
22 Apr
'03
8:11 a.m.
On Tue, 22 Apr 2003, Ethan Dicks wrote:
That sounds interesting for a large enough gear, but
in this case, it's
about 1/8" in diameter and 5/32" long with a bore of 1/20".
I don't think I'll be trying to whack and/or notch a chunk of plastic
that's smaller than a tic-tac.
What type of plastic were these gears made from? I was thinking about
pulling out one of my plotters, but I don't exactly remember where I put
it right now ;P
If they are made of nylon, I'm surprised that they split. I really expect
to find that they were made of some kind of ABS or ABS blended plastic
that didn't handle the press-fit pressure very well.
Has anyone contacted Alps to see if maybe they might know where the gears
were made originally? It's certainly possible a set of molds might still
be sitting around somewhere...
-Toth