Thanks Lee - I might have to take you up on that yet. Do you think you could get me a rough price for an aluminium sprocket, 3mm thick, aprox 500 mm dia, with aprox 420 teeth (1/4 pitch. I'll see what I can do about a drawing - tho' I'm by no means a CAD expert.) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Grant" <leegrant@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 7:25 PM Subject: [modeleng] Re: sprockets > Tel > If all else fails I could probably have a sprocket laser cut for you. A nice > CAD drawing preferably in DXF or DWG format would make it quick and easy. > > Lee Grant > Queanbeyan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terry Lane" <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 7:03 AM > Subject: [modeleng] Re: sprockets > > > > errrrrrr..... with 30 odd feet of chain to drive I think it's gonna need > > SOME teeth Rog. > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Rich said: > > > > > > >then how about just cutting one out of > > > >every ten teeth, and cutting away the rest of the metal, as you aren't > > > >trying to transmit much force? > > > > > > > Maybe you don't need any teeth at all. Then it is simple to make! > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > > Roger Mason, in St. Agnes. > > > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > > > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the > subject > > line. > > > > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.