No you just need guys like us to cut them for you. It would never justify the cost of a laser Bill.
Kind Regards, Timothy J. Ziegler Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty 14171 160th Ave. Foreston MN 56330 320-294-5798 shop 320-630-2243 cell On Sun, Jul 2, 2023 at 8:25 PM <bulke...@mmnet.com.au> wrote: > So laser cut Acetal gears are the go then I really need a laser lol > > > > Bill > > > > *From:* 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills < > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Monday, July 3, 2023 10:25 AM > *To:* legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: More plastic gears for my 200 LOM > > > > Hello Bill > > How? A lot of it was trail and error. > > I found a gear generator on V carve. (the programing that they use at the > shop, where I rent the Laser/engraver for my use.) *NOTE: I do not own > the machine, I rent/pay of the time that I use on the Laser.* > > > > Much of the info was not understood by me at the time. and some of the > INFO. is in my own Laymen's terms... But in a "Nut Shell" here is what I > have figured out. > > The Diometric pitch is the gear tooth spacing/angle... > > With the larger /Newer tooth design, The gears are a 12 D pitch. the tooth > count is what ever size of gear you want to make. > > What I made the other day were 3 gears all 12 D pitch. The Original > indexing gear that I was using is a 60 tooth. So I made one 60, But I also > wanted a faster gear, so I also made a 30 and 40 tooth count. (figuring > that one of the two should work. It ended up the 40 tooth works the best > for me... > > > > I Hope this helps? > > > > C.A.G. > > > > On Sunday, July 2, 2023 at 08:05:22 PM EDT, <bulke...@mmnet.com.au> > wrote: > > > > > > I guess what I’m asking is do they wear ok as we make all these limitless > amounts of gears > > which I totally agree with you by the way . and remind us again how you > made the Acetal > > gears > > > > Bill > > > > *From:* 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills < > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Monday, July 3, 2023 9:37 AM > *To:* legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: More plastic gears for my 200 LOM > > > > Well??? > > > > Hello Bill. ;-) > > > > Since you asked, > > I have to Honestly say, These types of gears are Not really needed to work > the Legacy as designed. But they could be used to make things like the > spindle drive motor hook up's (as I am doing on my 200) much easer. > > The gear's could be used for custom indexing plates, and or other gear > linkage's that people may want to make for, jigs and what knots with. > > By knowing the gear tooth and size, its not a far jump to being able to > make your own duplex gears and gear linkage to come up with un-limited > pitches for any project ever dreamed of. (Perhaps I'm getting a little > carried away with that statement, But when you Dream, I say go Big! reach > for the stars...) ;-) > > > > Actale plastic is hard and wares well, Its not to expensive to buy. It > just offers another possibility for people who want to make there own > stuff. rather then having to buy it form someone or some unknown company. > > > > C.A.G. > > On Sunday, July 2, 2023 at 07:12:08 PM EDT, <bulke...@mmnet.com.au> > wrote: > > > > > > So what is the outcome are Acetal gears worth making? > > > > Bill > > > > *From:* 'Curt George' via Legacy Ornamental Mills < > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Monday, July 3, 2023 3:12 AM > *To:* Legacy ornamental mills <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* More plastic gears for my 200 LOM > > > > Hello > > Everyone. > > We were on the topic of making plastic gears a while back. > > > > Here are some new photo's on this topic. > > > > A few months back I started working on a plastic gear idea for making my > Legacy work better, with out having me spend a lot of money to have a set > or sets of new gears cut out of metal. > > The first set of gears worked, but they quickly started to break, the > first sets were made out of Plexiglas the latter sets were made out of > Acetron (A common/cheaper, substitute for Durian/ This material is what Our > split nut and bushing are made out of on the Legacy.) > > After a lot of hard use for some number of months now, I did find that the > teeth were wearing on one side of the drive gear, This was due to me mating > the steel gear with the plastic. > > I also noted that the speed of my work piece was not spinning as fast as I > would like. So I made these new gears (30,40,60 toothed gears.) (NOTE: the > Legacy gear is 60 tooth.) > > The 40 tooth gear fits gear and gives me the extra speed that I was > looking for. > > The 30 tooth is slightly to small for me to use on my Legacy (both 1000ex > and 200) So at this time it looks like I will not be using it . > > If anyone wants the DFX files that I made for these gears, Just ask and I > will post them to you. > > > > that's if for now. > > > > Have a great day everyone. > > Time for me to get back in the shop. ;-) > > > > C.A.G. > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/216069742.813214.1688317893836%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/216069742.813214.1688317893836%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/000001d9ad3a%249c698610%24d53c9230%24%40mmnet.com.au > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/000001d9ad3a%249c698610%24d53c9230%24%40mmnet.com.au?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/1211429112.865397.1688341017543%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/1211429112.865397.1688341017543%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/001201d9ad42%2404c5d0e0%240e5172a0%24%40mmnet.com.au > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/001201d9ad42%2404c5d0e0%240e5172a0%24%40mmnet.com.au?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/1551523396.871285.1688343870940%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/1551523396.871285.1688343870940%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/001d01d9ad4d%2430569d10%249103d730%24%40mmnet.com.au > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/001d01d9ad4d%2430569d10%249103d730%24%40mmnet.com.au?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. 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