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Unread 21-02-2006, 10:08
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Re: the firefly effect

Quote:
Originally Posted by Greg Perkins
in the words of great men...
"set screws (inhale audibly)"

do not always rely on set screws to connect sprockets or gears to shafts. keys are always a good choice to use whenever possible.
I know there are some out there who will disagree with me (cough...Paul...cough) but I've used setscrews for gear allignment in the past with no problems. I'll never transfer torque with a setscrew, but using them to keep gears in place on a shaft... no problem.

Set screws don't inhale audibly... poor engineering inhales audibly.
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