Charles wrote:

"C & E" wrote in message
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All too often even when the parts are available they are so expensive that
there's little difference between their cost and the price of a new unit,
in relative terms at the very least.


Thanks. I forgot to mention that. I am so adamant about this issue that I
often buy the parts anyway just to keep the stuff out of the landfill and to
feed my ego. I feel good when I restore something to service.



But are suitable gears available elsewhere?

McMaster-Carr, for example?

Even if its not a "Fellows part", if it is just a pair of stripped gears
as you report,
there are a hell of a lot of gear makers out there.

Given the size of the powerhead on my Fellows PS 25, I'd go look at Nort
West Shortline, folks who make gears for O scale model trains.