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> I don't think the plastic-glue bond would have to be stronger than plastic with
> itself. I'm just talking about filling up the hole so that the gear won't crack
> as easily at the thin points next to the holes. This is where the breaks are
> always occuring.
It won't offer any support since the filling is not bonded to (or "integrated
into") the gear body - they would just fly out when the gear cracks.
> The only problem here is space. The entire rig which the gear is part of is
> made of aluminium and is positioned in the centre of a wooden robot. I'm not
Which brings a question: Why use Lego in a rig with wood or aluminum? Is it a
Lego MOC with different materials for structure? If it is primarily wood and
aluminum, isn't hobby-grade metal gears a better idea?
> too keen to redo that part. I might be able to cut off the side bits of two
> gears (probably on one side of each) then glue them together. This way they
> would only take up 1.5 lego spaces, which is all the room I have.
Or if vertical space permits, consider using a white clutch gear.
Keith
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