I bought one of those sets of molded parts from the fellow in Ireland. They are extremely rough but usable except for the gears, which are complete crap. I would like to just buy a set of drive gears but McMaster Carr does not ship to Canada and SDP/SI, my parts place of choice here, does not have a gear that is directly comparable.
How do I figure out what gears would work. I realize that it is a combination of diameter and number of teeth (pitch and bore size I understand) but I don't know how to calculate the correct # of teeth for a given diameter.
Can any engineers out there advise me?
Kevin
Always use the right tool for the job, and the right tool for every job is a hammer.
Note - the above is not true but some days it feels like it's true.
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