Looking for Gear Supplier

[tlhflfsx]

I am building a throttle assembly and need to purchase gears to use between lever and potentiometer. I am looking to use spur gears and have found some sources but they want to much money for simple gears. Does anyone know of a good source for gears. I am looking for a gear set that would give me a 4 to 1 ratio. Thanks

[Westozy]

Any size, any ratio, Aerosim Solutions can do. I supply TQ gears to Throttletek.com. AUD$20 per pair + postage!

Cheers Gwyn

[Mike.Powell]

Serv-O-Link (www.servolink.com) is a good source, however there is a $30 minimum.

MSC Industrial Supply (www.mscdirect.com) also carries small spur gears. I don't think there is a minimum, but IIRC the S&H charges are a bit higher.

[mondo50m]

Hey Orlando, Florida, this is Leesburg, Florida. I bought my gears from servolink. Just google servolink and it will take you to their website. I use their gears for making my own gauges. Bought a bunch of them and now I have molds. So, when I need a gear, I mold it. Not the best way, but the gears in the gauges need not be super gears, they do not rotate rapidly or continuously.

Milt

[fordgt40]

Two more links for you

http://www.motionco.co.uk/spur-gears-spur-gears-c-32_33_40.html

http://www.technobotsonline.com/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=189

David

[Ronson2k9]

Got another link for you..

Servo City (Gear and Sprockets) (http://servocity.com/html/gears___sprockets.html)

[Shawn]

This might not work for you but I have salvaged quite a few gears from broken electronics, especially printers.

[Goldmember]

I dismantled an old laser printer for gears etc. You have to be lucky but it's free.

[tlhflfsx]

Thank you everyone for your helpful ideas. I was able to find what I need from several of the web sites you mentioned.

[Ronson2k9]

I dismantled an old laser printer for gears etc. You have to be lucky but it's free.

I guess we should call you MacGyver from now on hehe..

[geneb]

Never underestimate the amount of useful spare parts you can obtain by destroying a perfectly good printer. :)

[and you can get a ton of gears, chains, etc. from any good office photocopier!]
g.

[Joe Lavery]

I recently ripped apart an HP A1 Plotter, beautiful aluminium gears, 4 high powered 12 volt motors and tons of levers, switches and other good quality junk (or that's what my wife called it) ;)

Joe.