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Originally Posted by zzzzsleepy8
 I'm sure 'your level' is great with an educational version of Autodesk Inventor. But you actually don't want 'gaps' in between gears for precision gearsets 'for grease' because that introduces backlash. They should be precisely located, with parts machined to tolerance, and you use other strategies like crowning the teeth to optimize contact for a given design tolerance and grease retention. |
Pretty sure we're talking Bearings, but thanks. I am glad we can all agree tighter gears are better.
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I also have a tool design book, but lets no get into that. Right now, I want to do this for fun. I want to get a refresher on the program I am taking, help the community and provide some measurements to track wear on components. I want to try some direct approaches to save efficiency, and some different gear ideas, within the constants.