In comp.robotics.misc Buddy Smith wrote: : You could make some gears yourself out of "alumilite". I think it'd be : at least stronger than plastic. --Despite the allusion to strength in the name there isn't any metal in Alumilite. OTOH it *is* really neat stuff: it's a 2-part liquid that, when combined, sets into hard plastic in about 3 to 5 minutes. Generates a lot of heat while doing so, so don't make molds from anything that's likely to melt or fall apart. It's very useful for making small solid objects, but I've never tried to use it to make things like gears with teeth. Well worth getting some, tho, just to do the experiment; you'll think of a lot of uses for the stuff.
-- "Steamboat Ed" Haas : Just another fart in Hacking the Trailing Edge! : the Elevator of Life...
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