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Re: Worm Gear Drive

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Originally Posted by Jon Ahmann View Post
Was the rest of your entire setup custom machined as well?(minus the actual gears)
Yes, correct. We had a local machine shop offer to teach some of our high schoolers how to operate their CNC mills. The sideplates could have been done on a manual, but the UHMW base was intricate enough for CNC use.
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