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Meccano Gears - Reduction?
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fcrammond
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Meccano produced a range of plastic gears with brass centres. The black quarter inch versions suffered from a failure mode that separated the plastic component from the brass core. The brass core turns down nicely into an ersatz collar.
A similar operation can be carried out on the one inch pulley wheel which most of us have to excess. I haven't found a use for the surplus wheel discs yet Very Happy

Fred
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It would halve the reduction. Just wondered.

Would it?  My brain is hurting too.

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