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Making wooden gears from a single piece of wood by preparing a blank from pie-shaped segments.
AMERICAN WOODWORKER #36 Jan-Feb 1994 pg. 14

Shop-made gear puller.
AMERICAN WOODWORKER #56 Dec 1996 pg. 32

Gear sculpture. Wooden toy features simple gears which move as the handle is turned. Est. cost: $5.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Feb 1983 (v.61#2) pg. 40, 58

Tips on dividing the circumference of a circle into equal parts when making wooden gears.
FINE WOODWORKING #13 Nov 1978 pg. 82

Design and use of spur gears. Includes a transparency master.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION Dec 1979 (v.68#9) pg. 16

Computer program written in BASIC is used to calculate the dimensions needed for drafting or machining involutes of spur gears with a 14.5 degree pressure angle.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION Dec 1982 (v.71#9) pg. 17

Jigsaw indexer speeds wooden gear cutting.
POPULAR MECHANICS Mar 1963 (v.119#3) pg. 194

Homemade sprocket gear uses ladder chain.
POPULAR SCIENCE Jan 1963 (v.182#1) pg. 143

A band saw speed reducer (20 to 1 reduction) adapts a woodcutting band saw to handle metal. This heavy-duty mechanical unit has only two gears running in an oil-filled cavity.
PROJECTS IN METAL Feb 1988 (v.1#1) pg. 22

Single thread worm drives in the home machine shop. Derivation and application of formulae to calculate the number of teeth, the diameter, and the face width of a worm gear required to do a certain job. Includes a technique for hobbing (cutting) the worm gear (wheel) in the lathe using an ordinary tap.
PROJECTS IN METAL Aug 1990 (v.3#4) pg. 21

Tip on making a wax mold of a small plastic gear and casting duplicate gears from epoxy or polyester resin.
RADIO CONTROL MODELS & ELECTRONICS Oct 1990 (v.33#10) pg. 907

Gear pullers and how to use them. Includes instructions for making a universal gear puller from steel, bolts and threaded rod.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #181 Aug 1991 (v.16#1) pg. 12

A method of making precision worm gears of any diameter, such as those needed for a telescope worm-gear drive.
TELESCOPE MAKING #33 Summer 1988 pg. 18

How a large, old wooden brake wheel (gear) found on a windmill was repaired and restored to working condition. Included in an article on restoring a 200 year old post mill in England.
WOODWORKER Jun 1987 (v.91#6) pg. 524
Added Info WOODWORKER Aug 1987 (v.91#8) pg. 744

Improvised worm gear for toys or models made from coiled wire.
WORKBENCH Mar-Apr 1964 (v.20#2) pg. 63

How to cut wooden gears on a lathe.
WORKBENCH Sep-Oct 1976 (v.32#5) pg. 90

Making wooden gears. How to determine the size of the gear, make a template and cut the teeth.
WORKBENCH Jul-Aug 1978 (v.34#4) pg. 70

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