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Re: pic: Single Speed Gearbox Iterations

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Originally Posted by PAR_WIG1350 View Post
In the first stage of a gearbox the force would be lower than it would be in later stages so the effect is minimized, identical gears in later stages might not fare as well. This is why the gear teeth in the fisher price gearbox get larger with each successive stage.
I'm not sure what you're getting at with this post, this matches what I said about increasing toothsize as you go further in the stages.

EDIT: Reread, you're referring to the undercut gears not the plastic gears. Your Point is valid.

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