Gallery, Projects and General > How do I??

clock gear - type of brass to use?

<< < (2/2)

philf:

--- Quote from: raynerd on July 12, 2015, 03:55:53 PM ---Hi John,
It is cz120 aka half hard brass or engravers brass. Try and use anything else and I have found it a waste of time and effort...good luck.

--- End quote ---

As Chris says CZ120 is the recommended material. The more commonly available CZ108 is too soft and a) won't machine cleanly and b) the teeth will likely bend.

I used http://www.engravamet.co.uk for my CZ120.

Cheers

Phil

jcs0001:
Thanks again for all the responses.  I will try to source the cz120 locally and if I can't will have to order it.

I'll make this a small project on the forum with some photos - might scare a few of you who are more adept than I but I do feel that with my equipment and skill (pretty rudimentary I must admit) I can produce a suitable gear.  Fortunately the gear is a decent size so I won't need an electron microscope to work on it.

John.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[*] Previous page