Thread: Polycarbonate side plates for lighter gearboxes
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Re: Polycarbonate side plates for lighter gearboxes
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Originally Posted by Cory View Post
We have been pocketing steel gears since 2004. Never had a failure.

968/254 used custom aluminum gears in 2007 (some pocketed, some plain) with no problems.

Same thing with WCP aluminum gears this year.
When you pocket steel gears, do you mill them out in a spoke shape (comparable to the aluminum performance wheels you can buy at AndyMark) or do you just drill holes out of them?