Re: Glatt gears

Surprise, surprise...they're not there!

The problem is: you need a gear that works on variable centers 1/8" apart. Mr.
Glatt's gears are so coarse they work at even more than that. I contacted
Boston Gear and many, many other gear people. They work in THOUSANDS of an inch
and couldn't concieve of what I was describing to them.



>Delrin and nylon spur gears are pretty common.  I'd be really
>surprised if you could not find the gears in one of the catalogs at
>one of these two links:
>
>http://bostongear.com/literature/lit_available.asp?family=open
>http://servolink.com/gearspec.htm
>
>Some times the hardest part of it is finding gears is to find someone
>that knows enough about gears to get you what you need.  A good
>bearing and industrial supply house should be able to help you. 
>


R...(_o^o_)