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Rush Gears is targeted toward industries that ask themselves: "How much money is lost *PER MINUTE* while my machine / assembly line is inoperative?" For these companies, $900 to have that non-standard gear machined and shipped overnight is a steal.
I agree, Rush Gears is not a good source for FIRST teams. We are simply not their target market.
In all honesty, I find that most gear companies, WM Berg included, seem short on gears made out of materials other than aluminum, stainless steel, and plastic. I spec'ed out Martin gears this year, because they were the only ones I could find that were made of "regular" steel. Their prices (through Applied Industrial Technologies seem reasonable to me as well.
I'm having trouble finding the bearings I need, however. A comprehensive, and regularly updated, list of where-to-get-things would be very cool indeed.
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