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Title: Where can I get 40 & 20 tooth gears in UK?
Post by: BazookaJo on March 10, 2005, 10:06:34 am
In the process of building my own SW yoke, and am wanting to use the 40 and 20 tooth gear method for the y control as described on Menace's yoke tutorial.

Had good look on the web and I can't find any on UK sites ( >:(typical).

Anyone know where I can get them and what exactly I need (not even sure what actual size they are)?

Many thanks in advance.

Joe.
Title: Re: Where can I get 40 & 20 tooth gears in UK?
Post by: hatrick on March 10, 2005, 10:55:01 am
Have you tried a hobby shop? Check out some of the radio control car gears. There is quite a selection of them out there and you may be able to find the right combo of gears to get the ratio you need.
You should have no problem finding a 20 tooth pinion gear and 40 tooth spur gear.
Title: Re: Where can I get 40 & 20 tooth gears in UK?
Post by: ErikRuud on March 10, 2005, 11:49:25 am
Yes, I would try an RC Hobby shop first.
http://www.rchobby.co.uk/

Otherwise you could try someplace like this http://www.smallparts.com/products/descriptions/gd.cfm
Title: Re: Where can I get 40 & 20 tooth gears in UK?
Post by: Reverend_Dan on March 15, 2005, 12:33:56 pm
You could try maplins
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=11945&TabID=1&source=15&WorldID=&doy=15m3

If that doesnt work these are the product codes
WC81C - spur gear set
WC78K - gear set

They are made by a manufacturer called mfa comodrills who look like they only sell in packs of ten (under accessories)
http://www.mfacomodrills.com/price_lists.html


Dont know how good they are they as i havent gotten to that stage yet just still building my controller
Title: Re: Where can I get 40 & 20 tooth gears in UK?
Post by: Havok on March 15, 2005, 01:27:26 pm
If you can't find anyone, Jameco ships international - that's where I got mine. You'll probably get killed on the shipping though. Good luck with the yoke, I am building the same one from the same plans!

I just assembled everything I need to build it, and have started cutting the wood. Keep us posted on your progress, I would like to see how you make out.

Link:  http://www.jameco.com/Jameco/catalogs/c251/P237.pdf


Quote from: BazookaJo on March 10, 2005, 10:06:34 am
In the process of building my own SW yoke, and am wanting to use the 40 and 20 tooth gear method for the y control as described on Menace's yoke tutorial.

Had good look on the web and I can't find any on UK sites ( >:(typical).

Anyone know where I can get them and what exactly I need (not even sure what actual size they are)?

Many thanks in advance.

Joe.
Title: Re: Where can I get 40 & 20 tooth gears in UK?
Post by: RayB on March 15, 2005, 01:38:43 pm
Have you considered Lego gears?