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  1. jbeech

    spur gear ratios

    I usually see spur gear ratios stated as best for a range between 1:1 and 6:1 (with efficiencies of 98-99%). What happens as you go to higher numerical ratiosn, e.g. 9:1, do efficiencies go down (a little, a lot, enough to make the increased complexity of a 2-stage reduction a better choice)...
  2. jbeech

    Alibre v. Solidworks . . . redux

    I'm not looking to start trouble, nor stir up fanboys. Simply put, I've been using pencil and paper for sketching things and then making prototypes with a lathe and mill. When it works, I have parts made in production quantites with CNC machines. While I have resorted to AutoCAD when...
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    Solidworks v Alibre Pro

    I'm not looking to start trouble, nor stir up fanboys. Simply put, I've been using pencil and paper for sketching things and then making prototypes with a lathe and mill. When it works, I have parts made in production quantites with CNC machines. While I have resorted to AutoCAD when...

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