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    Intermitent gear question

    Is there a specific design for the leading few teeth- angle/height? Are there tried and true specs for this application? Thanks. -David
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    Intermitent gear question

    I am developing a toy that has a special set of spur gears that create intermitent motion. There is a large driving gear (64 teeth) and a small pinion gear (8 teeth) that are spaced to mesh perfectly. The large gear has 48 teeth removed so that it only engages the pinion 1/4 of the time. It...
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    cycloid gears

    I'm building 1 large mechanical wall clock and I need AutoCad 14 drawings of the gears for water jet cutting out of aluminum. The largest gear has a 25.5" Pitch Dia. and has 60 teeth. The smallest pinion has a 3.4" Pitch Diameter and 8 teeth. The Pitch is about .425. I have drawn some...

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