Securing gears on shafts

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05-08-2008, 10:26

Tom Line

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Re: Securing gears on shafts

We don't have a machine shop handy most of the time.... so I'd just grab a hacksaw, notch each edge of the hex shaft with it, and use a circlip or an e-ring in the notches.

To make it "round", you can chuck the shaft up in a drill press, start it spinning, and hold the hacksaw against it lightly by hand so your notches are in line.

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