Hole in Gear

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

> Cannot see Neil mangling the machine in use, and needing to dismantle it to make repairs

Can see me putting it together and taking it apart another few dozen times during teh development process though!

Neil

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

Given that the gear is only 1/4 inch wide, howabout doing a bit of watchmaking?

i.e. IF it is possible, bore out the gear and make up two sleeves with opposed tapers, and drill and tap, to make a miniature Taperlock type fitting? Three or four 6BA grubscrews could come into their own.

There probably would not be enough room on one side of the gear to make a Ringfeder type arrangement. You need to apply an axial force to clamp together a male and female split cone.

(A LOT of power can be transmitted by this technique, certainly enough to hold the torsional vibration damper to the crankshaft of a highly rated engine)

Just a thought!

Howard

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