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Old 08-27-2004, 10:07 PM   #1
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Where is the best place to buy worm gears or worm gear drives for RC's?
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Old 08-27-2004, 10:28 PM   #2
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http://sdp-si.com/
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Old 08-28-2004, 04:05 PM   #3
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Thanks, Jason, I thought there might be another source. The ones that SDI have are bronze: I'm looking for hardened steel, but, the ones that I have found are upwards of $200......waaaay upwards.
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Old 08-28-2004, 09:15 PM   #4
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I use sdp-si steel worms against a bronze worms wheel in my axles.

It's best to have dissimilar metals like bronze on steel vs steel on steel...
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Old 08-28-2004, 09:37 PM   #5
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Maybe it's me, but, I can't see the bronze gear holding up to a 4-stroke 90.
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Old 08-29-2004, 12:49 AM   #6
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Did you try http://www.mscdirect.com ?
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Old 09-05-2004, 05:03 PM   #7
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You gonna crawl or bash?

Reason I ask, with a worm you get no free-wheeling or coasting.

When you let off, the wheels lockup. Could be a major prollem for a basher.
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Old 09-05-2004, 06:14 PM   #8
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You gonna crawl or bash?

Reason I ask, with a worm you get no free-wheeling or coasting.

When you let off, the wheels lockup. Could be a major prollem for a basher.
Ahhhh, that's right!!! I never even thought of that. Thanks for telling me. Oh well, there goes that idea.

Here's what I was thinking...to have a top mounted lateral pinion, much like that of an Army duece an a half and the worm drive seemed to fit the bill. Well, back to the drawing board. Thanks for the heads-up, Ace!

JasonInAugusta, that worm drive, thanks to Ace, is..ahem, moot. lol
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Old 09-05-2004, 07:30 PM   #9
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Oh well, saved you some frustration!

Only REAL problem is your making a basher.

MAKE A CRAWLER!
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Old 09-06-2004, 12:12 PM   #10
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Oh well, saved you some frustration!

Only REAL problem is your making a basher.

MAKE A CRAWLER!
NOT a basher! You put this much work into something and the last thing you want to do is to carelessly wreck it. I've been trying to organize a monster truck racing program, much like the 1:1 have at colluseums.

As for a crawler, me & electric......let me put it this way: I would rather hear VVVROOM-VVRROOM than wwheeee.
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