Best materials for gear reduction (cycloidal)
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Hey'all,
I am interested in printing gear reduction and am looking for naturally lubricious material. I am imagining nylons, but i defer to the wisdom of the hive mind.
Some parts will just be the gear mate surfaces, some should be structural, as well.
I may need two materials, one the ideal gear tooth material, one a material which would produce armatures which also have gear interface so would, perhaps, require more stiffness and deform less than the ideal gear material.
Again, possibly two materials
- Ideal gear material
- Material for use in producing structural parts with gear interfaces such as an armature.
Thanks!
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Any hard Nylon is fine. Taulman 910 is pretty good and so is Hobbyking CX12. Bridge Nylon if you go for a budget version. Print it solid though (up the perimeter count until you have a solid piece