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Reply To: How do I correctly mesh gears

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February 23, 2025 at 1:07 pm #251117
Lester Rowell
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    If you are considering scratch building a gearbox. Not only is the height of the worm over the gear wheel critical, but you must make sure the worm is Exactly 90 degrees to the gear wheel/axle also over the centre as any deviation and the worm will act like a gear milling cutter against the gear wheel teeth.