[sdiy] Tonewheel relics

[sleepy_dog at gmx.de]

3D printing could work. If you find someone who has one of those.
If the surfaces are too rough, how about polishing them with one of them 
vibratory thingies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8UJ94jlQEc

It worked for pea-sized  MIM'ed (metal injection molded) gears (not in 
the video),
no idea about plastic.


Am 23.10.2017 um 00:31 schrieb Gordonjcp:
> On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 09:42:33PM +0200, Rutger Vlek wrote:
>> The gears were made in a molding process, with POM. But they deformed
>> slightly, and the mold was't accurate enough. Normally gears are made with
>> specific tooling, much like wood turning process. However, once you go
>> outside standard 'module' dimensions it no longer works. I've been told
>> that 3d printed surfaces are too rough for obtaining durable gears... And
>> then the price.
> Could you not find someone that can cut them out of nylon?
>