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  1. 01-09-2017, 01:17 PM #1
    Todd-67
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    PLA is not good for gears. It would work if the speeds and loads are low.

    Nylon is the preferred material with gears. I did these for a vending machine project to drive 2 coils with one motor rotating apposed to one another. Everything snaps together and snaps into the machine. No tools.

    The problem with gears is printing them accurately so you achive zero lash with a solid print. These are SLS nylon for testing before tooling. So far 2000+ vends no issues dispite trying to break them. The originals i printed and they worked almost as well.

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