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  1. Gearen

    Gears to use for education / visualization

    Hi, I am working for a truck manufacturer so we make big gears. Big gears that are not good to have on you desk and play around with. So, I am looking for gears that you can easy hold in your hand when you want to show and explain gears to somebody or if you yourself are thinking about how...
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    Current status on recess action gears?

    Hi, As I understand it there is an old rule about full recess action gears. If the pinion has all addendum and it is driving the gear it will run smoothly but if the gear then drives the pinion it will be much problems. This comes mostly from old books (1960 and earlier) but I haven't seen it...
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    Contact pattern problem on hypoid with shot peening

    Hi, We have been trying shot peening on our hypoid gears to increase their fatigue life. However, a big problem in manufacturing has turned up. With shot peened gears we get very bad and fluctuating contact pattern when the gears are assembled. This seems to be due to a bulge at the tip of the...

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