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George, I am so sorry to hear that health issues have caught up with you. Thank you for your tremendous contributions to this craft.

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So sorry to hear of this loss, but rejoice that it was peaceful. Prayers ...

Hi All ! And this is the result - can it be temporary or permanent !!?? With a little change, 14mm Hexagon bolt I drilled a 13mm hole...

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Exactly. I've done the free-hobbing, many years ago, to make a fine down-feed for my pitiful "Big Red" mill-drill. It worked fairly...

Keep in mind that the B&S cutters are a compromise. Yes, you can cut a variety of gears with each cutter, but only one size will be...

Yes, I've done that before, and have considered that as a possible way to proceed. Will give it more thought when this rises back to the...

It has the slant / angle. What it may not have is the curved shape on the sides that is found on higher-quality worm gears. It's too hot...

As I said: "machining (or possibly purchasing) a new gear" - machining is certainly an option, and yes, I have all of the tooling needed...

Since there is a section of teeth stripped out of the old gear, it would seem necessary to replace it. Perhaps there is a better way to...

I prefer to use OpenSCAD for some projects ... but it is a vastly different approach than most or all of the alternatives being...

Mine looks to be cast iron, and it is a relatively fine pitch - more or less a module 1, based on the measurements. I've considered...

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A bit of an aside to the main topic, but ... has anyone else had some of the teeth strip on their RT? I've got a 6" Vertex, and was...