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Originally Posted by asid61
What was the motivation behind using 5.8 pitch gears over "normal" 20p, 16p, or 12p gears?
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anomalynerd stated why they make them the way they do.
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Originally Posted by anomalynerd
The gears have to have a 5.8 diametral pitch because we machine them on our cnc mills in shop. The drive system ends up with either 5:1, 10:1, 20:1, or 40:1 gear reduction.
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Emphasis mine.
That said, why not purchase a cutter that will cut the tooth profile of something with a larger DP? You seem to have a machine capable of using one.