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Re: Lightening Pattern Help?

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Originally Posted by Adam.garcia View Post
Yes, that definitely helped. Here is the final gearbox that I've designed.
You should fillet all of the inside corners. If these are plates that will be milled, try to design them use the largest end mill that is reasonable. If it's water/laser cut, you'll still want to add fillets to make the cuts faster and cleaner and to reduce stress concentrations at the corners.
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