<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Achim,</div><div><br></div><div>Hi approach a fair number of reputable companies with my wishes and 3D drawings, and nearly all of them said "we can't accept this work, as we can't guarantee a good result". And a few other said "we can, but it's going to cost a couple of thousands". I'm no expert in machining, but I understood that hobbing isn't possible because of non-standard sizes. A custom hobbing tool would have to be created first, and there are 2 different tools needed (different tooth pitch on front and back of the generator). Milling was also said to be impossible, due to small dimensions (very fine teeth with little space in between to fit the milling tool). Aargh :). I did a few tests with laser-cutting of POM and nylon, but with the required thickness of the gears, the edges are not going to be at a straight angle due to laser diffusion by the material. This means they don't run smoothly and wear asymmetrically as well.</div><div><br></div><div>Altogether, I still feel the PLL solution with 12 individual DC motors is the next best thing. As soon as I have time, I'll work on the details and see if it would be feasible. In the mean time the tube amp has been fully overhauled, and sounds lovely (as does the spring reverb).</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Rutger</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2017-10-25 20:06 GMT+02:00 ASSI <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Stromeko@nexgo.de" target="_blank">Stromeko@nexgo.de</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span>On Sunday, October 22, 2017 3:18:44 PM CEST Rutger Vlek wrote:<br>
> The original gears are made of an elastomer that reacts with the oil and<br>
> gets crumbly/dry over the years. This was the reason I could buy it cheap,<br>
> the tone wheel generator wasn't running because of it. I have gone through<br>
> great lengths to create replacements for the gears. Drew them in 3D,<br>
> contacted various suppliers (and had mostly negatives responses on<br>
> "make"-ability of the gears), and finally had them made in china in a rapid<br>
> proto house. The gears are in place now, and the tone wheel generator is<br>
> running, but I don't feel it will last. The tolerances of the replacement<br>
> gears aren't high enough, the don't run smooth enough, and the don't grab<br>
> on to the shaft as well as the originals.<br>
<br>
</span>Your best bet at replicating the gear wheels probably is getting them milled<br>
(requires fairly mundane equipment, but not a lot of shops have it) or cut<br>
with a wire erosion machine (wire EDM). They'll probably need polishing to<br>
run quiet enough, ball burnishing would be a good option as it also provides<br>
some surface hardening.<br>
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Regards,<br>
Achim.<br>
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