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In lugnet.parts.custom, Jack Valmadre wrote:
> > Take a look at this:
> > <http://news.lugnet.com/technic/?n=6899>
> >
> > - David
>
> I "doped" the gear and it still broke. I think it might have lasted a bit
> longer though. I put it in boiling water for 5 minutes then in iced water for 5
> minutes. Didn't use it until about 15 minutes later.
> Any other suggestions?
Dope another one. This time cool it with tap water, not iced water. You may have
cooled it too fast, if I understand that thread correctly.
Keith
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| (...) This time I heated it for 10 minutes and let it cool in tap water for a fair while. The gear lasted noticeably longer - almost to the end (it's operating a elastic wind-back mechanism). But then it snapped. The gears always crack at the (...) (19 years ago, 22-Jun-05, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.technic)
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