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[–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

For a use case like this it would be a good use case to do 3D printed casting.

3D print the part. Mold out of silicon. Then make the final part in resin.

Or just buy the real part.

There's also ways to make plastic parts via injection at home.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Resin was one of my early thoughts. The original Nylon is pretty tough, and they kept breaking gears. (I think he was overvolting it) He tried replacement boxes but they just broke immediately, he managed to get a couple of original gears at $80 a piece, but they didn't last long either.

    I think the right answer would have been to replace the motor with something that had a higher Kv and done a belt drive. (like electric skate parts with a little more ratio)

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