Thread: Strength of welds on gears
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Re: Strength of welds on gears
I believe welding gears onto shafts is plenty strong. Last year we welded on side of the gear to the 1/4" shaft for each stage of reduction on our chippy gearboxes. We had others gear problems, but not with the welds.
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Kevin Antaki
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