I have an STL of the gear arm posted on the inverted delta thread (it's why I revived it). It uses the second type of chamfer as it does eat up less of the gear and I figured that was more important...
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I have an STL of the gear arm posted on the inverted delta thread (it's why I revived it). It uses the second type of chamfer as it does eat up less of the gear and I figured that was more important...
Like I said, they serve the exact same function. That is to negate any effects over squashed first layers may have on the gears meshing.
The tooth profile is cycloidal rather than involute which you're probably used to, which is why they would look weird. Cycloidal gears have a rolling point of contact rather than the sliding point of...
So I'm working on a project which involves gears, and I've got the option of two types of chamfers I can put on. They both serve the purpose I'm intending, but aesthetically they look quite...