Copying a gear?

[gareth]

The reason for having a gear that CAN be stripped is to protect the rest of the mechanism, for example the Tufnol gear in the train of most lathes

[Andrew Mawson]

Googling that part number give a few hits with an illustration, where the gear is shown as a 'pegged pair' - ie two gears on a common axis fixed together. The illustrations may not match the actual item though.

[Capitol]

I managed to reshape a CPC aluminium cogged belt drive wheel to repair a remote operated drain plug mechanism, where the original nylon wheel was moulded onto a steel shaft and couldn't handle the torque so split. Took a few hours of filing but worked OK. Any LEGO gears suitable?

[Mike Tomlinson]

En el artículo , harryagain escribió:

This is uk.d-i-y, not uk.f*ck-the-environment.

I'm perfectly happy with the make, it was my own heavy-handedness that broke it.

No shit, Sherlock.

The screws on this Braun juicer were a tamperproof type I've not seen before. I'll take a photo and put it up somewhere. Got them out by heating with a soldering iron to soften the plastic and undoing them with needle nose pliers.

"Engineer" wrote off my 10 year old Whirlpool washing machine, said it needed a new timer and/or a new motor. Fixed it myself with a new set of motor brushes, 20 quid from local independent.

[Mike Tomlinson]

En el artículo , John Williamson escribió:

It was the 5.95 + vat postage that pissed me off more than anything.

50p to bung it in an envelope and post it.

[Andrew Gabriel]

Ah, but then you'd have to find a 3d printer which wasn't busy making more 3d printers. I wonder if we should be worrried? (Humming Sourcer's Apprentice to myself...)

[Mike Tomlinson]

En el artículo , Andrew Gabriel escribió:

You should be worried when these things start cloning themselves.

[harryagain]

And then you still have an old juicer.

Stuff these days is designed so that the life of the parts is more or less the same. It is the entire object of design. Ideally, the whole thing just falls to bits when design life is achieved.

[fred]

Indeed. We had a Westwood mower one time which regularly stripped the nylon bendix gear cog on the starter motor. It was a simple fix and the part was cheap. A lot easier than trying to replace the ring gear

[gareth]

My uncle bought a watch with a lifetime's guarantee. When the watch failed, the mainspring flipped out and slashed his wrists :-)

[harryagain]

Well then he was a crook/incompetent.

Why did you get him in and then fix it yourself?

Most cheap white goods is only intended t olast ten years of normal use..

When you think, 20 was robbery for two bits of carbon. So, another crook.

[Mike Tomlinson]

In article , harryagain writes

Yes. Didn't get a penny out of me though (no fix, no fee)

None of your business really, but I'd just moved house and had other things on my plate at the time

This machine looks like new inside. Rubbers all immaculate. Gets regular use too, though I am careful not to overload it. Looks good for another 10 years.

It wasn't two bits of carbon - they were complete assemblies - brushes, springs, contacts in a plastic carrier. Yes, 20 quid is on the high side, but this was a genuine Whirlpool part and the originals lasted 10 years...

I could have got cheap Chinese pattern parts off ebay for half the price but they wouldn't have fitted properly nor lasted as long. Sometimes it's worth paying that bit extra.

You seem to have a rather jaundiced outlook on life, Harry. Put the keyboard down and get out for some fresh air, it'll do you good.

[Adrian C]

Google === Skynet

[Adrian C]

Damm it, now that I've posted that assertion (to google groups and all) doesn't that mean that I'm gonna be met by a terminator assassin tommorrow on the doorstep before I complete this blinkin' self assessment tax return? (please)

[Mike Tomlinson]

In article , Adrian C writes

"... It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead."

sounds pretty much par for the course for HMRC. Unless you're Vodafone or Starbucks, in which case you're able to strike a sweetheart deal.

[Alan Braggins]

Probably. Certainly there are plenty of working 3D printed gears around.

[Adrian C]

News update. They sent the assassin :(

It came in the form of ICCAN, these fiends suspending my email domain for "verification" - that I need absolutely right now to talk to HMRC. Didn't help me choosing an unresolvable WHOIS email address.

Grrrr, the kill method seems to DIY - or should that be DYI

Do Yerself In :(

So email domain now fixed. I wonder what's next?

[Baz]

It's the Law.

[Mike Tomlinson]

En el artículo , Andrew Mawson escribió:

You suspected right, quote came today, £65 plus VAT :-)

that's from HPC Gears.

I've asked a friend in the States to order two of the original Braun parts from a supplier over there - $1.14 each plus $7 shipping, about 6 quid all in. She'll pop them in the post when she gets them. Sorted.

[Mike Tomlinson]

En el artículo , Adrian C escribió:

Black helicopters.