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Originally Posted by AdamHeard
For Lasered gears, if they know how to run their machine right, you should get far better results that allow much more freedom in terms of small teeth and small toothcount. I did have one laser run that was just too gummed around the edges and was a total failure; this however was from a company that primarily worked in steel, and never worked on parts with fine detail.
As for sprockets, pretty much everything should work. For some waterjets you may want to artificially shrink the sprocket a few thou. Wear in will also be necessary (but can be done on the final vehicle of course) unless they are nicely tumbled or something. Laser should make beautiful sprockets.
In summary, we love it as a process. It's not the greatest method for small gears, and small teeth; but these are the easiest gears to cheaply get premade, so it isn't really an issue.
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Thanks for all the input and feedback!
One more item: Would the heat from the laser make the teeth brittle or anything?