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Old 09-10-2009, 03:00 PM
Rod
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Hi,

I hope this is the right place to ask this question. I have a bartels stepper driven scope which uses molded epoxy worm gears. These work OK but one day I would like to build something more accurate. I don't have a lathe so I wondered how good a gear I could produce with a jig like the one described here:

http://members.shaw.ca/gargwolanski/Gearcutter.html

Rather than use aluminium, I had thought about using plastic which would probably be quieter when paired with the stepper and metal worm.

What do you think?

Thanks,

Rod.
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