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Old 08-22-2012 | 01:51 AM
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Originally Posted by rustlererad3
I have never seen this one I knew there had to be a 5mm shaft with what I want somewhere but now I have a drawing of it and am ready to make a 3d cad model so I now intend to see this through bUt definitely going to look into that pinion you recommended so I had another idea today while talking with a machinist and then we were saying why cant I make a socket headed cap screw to fit it, ie machine a gear and have it to have a counter sink for part of socket head cap screw to sit in I mean it's not a terrible idea at first glance but clearance I for see being an issue and I definitely don't want the head hitting the spur gear
Cap screw wont work, not unless you counterbalance the pinion.
I wouldn't want to through a heavy cap screw around at 30,000 rpm
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