For tests I tend to do things like clamp it to a drill press table and power it with the chuck., Or even use a hand-held drill motor to very if gears mesh. What I've found is plastic gears need to be about 3X larger than metal ones.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 11:06 AM Sam Sokolik <samco...@gmail.com> wrote: > well - that is the plan... but I need to create a decent housing to mount > it all... :) SMOM (simple matter of machining) > > On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:59 PM Chris Albertson < > albertson.ch...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Now, if you will, place it on a motor and run it for 24 hours and let us > > know what happens. > > > > On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 8:59 AM Sam Sokolik <samco...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Nice being able to make things while I sleep.. > > > > > > 2 outside side rings - one 202 teeth - one 200 teeth. > > > Inside flex ring - 200 teeth. Feels good - for what it is.. > > > > > > http://electronicsam.com/images/greenmachine/IMG_20210127_104237.jpg > > > http://electronicsam.com/images/greenmachine/IMG_20210127_104628.jpg > > > http://electronicsam.com/images/greenmachine/IMG_20210127_104354.jpg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 10:37 PM Sam Sokolik <samco...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > I will give it a try - printing a 200 tooth and a taller 200 tooth > flex > > > > gear. > > > > > > > > http://electronicsam.com/images/greenmachine/IMG_20210126_223333.jpg > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 8:07 PM Chris Albertson < > > > albertson.ch...@gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> I could read it well enough to see that they only quote prices. > > The > > > >> old saying is that if you have to ask the price you can't afford it. > > > >> > > > >> I can see where plastic gearboxes might be a good solution in > perhaps > > > food > > > >> service or other places where you can't have contamination from > > > >> lubricants. Or maybe if you need to have it work while in contact > > with > > > >> saltwater. > > > >> > > > >> On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 3:27 PM andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > On Tue, 26 Jan 2021 at 22:38, Chris Albertson < > > > >> albertson.ch...@gmail.com> > > > >> > wrote: > > > >> > > > > > >> > > Igus makes 1st rate stuff. > > > >> > ... > > > >> > > My German language skill is minimal > > > >> > > but it appears prices are quoted, not posted online. > > > >> > > > > >> > English: https://www.igus.co.uk/product/20413 > > > >> > > > > >> > (Also available in dozens of other languages by pressing the > > language > > > >> > button top-right) > > > >> > > > > >> > -- > > > >> > atp > > > >> > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > > > >> > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils > and > > > >> > lunatics." > > > >> > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > > >> > Emc-users mailing list > > > >> > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> > > > >> Chris Albertson > > > >> Redondo Beach, California > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> Emc-users mailing list > > > >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Chris Albertson > > Redondo Beach, California > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
