RoyBoy posted:harmonyards posted:josef posted:What are the possibilities of having a machinist make the gears?
Not necessary once I perfect how to bore the OE gear and have it mount on the Pittman shaft with ease. Most importantly, be able to repeat the process over and over again...That’s why I’d like to have just a couple more worm gears for this locomotive on hand before I start the process.....if I slip up, the project grinds to a halt till I find another.......at the moment, I only have one......but I’d figure to have such a gear made would be pretty cost prohibitive. Especially since once we perfect the bore, we’ll be using the OE gear over every time.......Pat
I could be wrong, but isn't the motor shaft made of harder steel than the gear itself? That will make the boring process... less boring.
I’m sure I can bore through it with ease Roy, I’m more on a quest to gather spares to perfect the process....I haven’t begun the actual swap just yet....got a few jobs in front of this one....(including yours buddy)
I’m sure there’s some dead motors, or leftover motors somebody has from cruise swaps laying around....I’m just after a couple more worm gears ...if this was a Lionel, or a MTH, I have spare parts galore.....these Kline’s are just so funky built, I have nothing in my arsenal to keep the job afloat......Pat
