On 2013-05-13 8:47 PM, Gordon Williams wrote: > Casting your own gear without making it oversize and machining it down to > size is unlikely to work very well or for very long. It's not a high speed or precision part. The rollers turn at less than 4 RPM and there is enough play to allow for quite a bit of error in gear size with respect to the quality of the mold. Plaster is an excellent mold material. I think this should turn out better than expected. --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .