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by hhouben
Mon Mar 03, 2025 8:56 pm
Forum: Suggestions for Future
Topic: Additional abilities to save components to a library
Replies: 4
Views: 366105

Re: Additional abilities to save components to a library

Hello Art,
I need sprockets for T8F chains, such as used with Chinese BLDC Motors.
Is there a possibility to implement this standard?
I tried to adapt a sprocket #40 by scaling the output design but I'm not very confident that this will work properly...

The dimensions of T8F chains are:

d1=4 ...
by hhouben
Mon May 30, 2016 3:17 pm
Forum: Laser Stories
Topic: Laser Stories Board
Replies: 33
Views: 30455

Re: Laser Stories Board

No, I did not try annealing the gears. Maybe you are right and they will become more stable. I?ll try.
But mainly its an issue of acrylics. For durable gears I shall need Delrin and perhaps a lens with longer focus (70mm or more) in order to getting a straight beam throughout the whole sheet.
Until ...
by hhouben
Wed May 25, 2016 8:57 pm
Forum: Laser Stories
Topic: Laser Stories Board
Replies: 33
Views: 30455

Re: Laser Stories Board

I just tried to make a double wheel in one piece.
Its a Gear for a small model train. The small gear wheel part is Module 0.4, the larger part Module 0.3.
It was lasered in two stages to keep focus sharp enough. But the acrylics (6mm) is too brittle. The gears break after short time of running ...