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    3D print worm gear to match COTS worm

    Thanks for the response 3DDave. Cool video for sure, but overkill for my application. I ended up installing the 10-day evaluation of camnetics which is awesome! If I end up doing more of this work, I'll definitely buy the package. I entered all the worm parameters to meet the COTS worm I am...
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    3D print worm gear to match COTS worm

    Ha! Customer might raise an eyebrow at that! Still on the hunt for a good way to do this though...
  3. gintree78

    3D print worm gear to match COTS worm

    Hi, I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I have a lab/prototype system I'm developing that uses a worm gear to index a test sample. These are very light loads and low speeds, but is highly space constrained. I want to use a COTS worm gear to drive a 3D printed worm wheel of...

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