On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:41:27 -0600, msg wrote:

wrote:

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:19:57 -0600, msg wrote:


I needed to repair an Exabyte 8505 8mm tape drive which had a broken 14 tooth
approx 3/8 inch diameter nylon gear in the cartridge handling mechanism, and
lacking suitable spares, I decided to attempt to reform the gear; this post
describes the method and results.


Gear sizes are standardized. It would be easier to find the raw
spur gear stock and re-machine the bore and length to suit your
purpose. Check the "Machinery's Handbook" for sizes.


It would indeed by nice to have a variety of standard nylon gear stock
on hand; has anyone found a cheap source for such kits?

http://www.allelectronics.com/ has some but there's such a wide possible
variety that hitting http://www.mcmaster.com for a specific gear (or
two) might be useful.

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Rich Webb Norfolk, VA