In message <200605111632.k4BGWoJW017480@fort-point-station.mit.edu> "Howard Winter" wrote: > Ah, you didn't take the mating part from the printer(s) then? I always try > to make sure I have matching parts > when I cannibalise something... I did, but it's a plastic gear that looks shoddily made at best. > These would wear really quickly. If you can't get steel rails (silver > steel would be good) then at least use > chromed copper, so there's some resistance to surface wear. Otherwise the > copper (/brass) will creep away > from the bearing surfaces. Hmm, that would be a pretty big problem. An even bigger problem is the fact that I can't seem to find anywhere that sells suitable steel rails... -- Phil. | Kitsune: Acorn RiscPC SA202 64M+6G ViewFinder philpem@dsl.pipex.com | Cheetah: Athlon64 3200+ A8VDeluxeV2 512M+100G http://www.philpem.me.uk/ | Tiger: Toshiba SatPro4600 Celeron700 256M+40G -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist