+gear02 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I'm looking to buy some gears to put on my new travelbugs. I'm hoping to find some that look like washers, aren't too heavy, and are decently cheap. I plan on painting three of them each a different color and release them as I drive from IL to NC. But I don't think the Home Depot sells gears... Any ideas? Quote Link to comment
+ZSandmann Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Try seaching for cogs (small gears) Or go to a junk yards, buy a few old winches off beat up trucks and rip em apart. Quote Link to comment
+ZSandmann Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 http://www.philwood.com/phome.htm Quote Link to comment
+Munin Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Bison makes a gear-shaped keychain available in five colors. They're pretty small (1.75" diameter) and relatively inexpensive ($3.00 from Bison Designs). A lot of REI stores carry them (for $4.95), so if you have an REI nearby you could check the size/finish/etc out in person. Quote Link to comment
+gear02 Posted July 11, 2006 Author Share Posted July 11, 2006 Bison makes a gear-shaped keychain available in five colors. They're pretty small (1.75" diameter) and relatively inexpensive ($3.00 from Bison Designs). A lot of REI stores carry them (for $4.95), so if you have an REI nearby you could check the size/finish/etc out in person. Dude. You win the prize! Although the gear ZSandmann has is beautiful, albeit too expensive for a travel bug. Quote Link to comment
ImpalaBob Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Stop in at your local Harley shop (or any motorcycle for that matter) and ask the service manager if he has any gears .... or will save some for you. ImpalaBob FXDG owner Quote Link to comment
+kingsting Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Stop in at your local Harley shop (or any motorcycle for that matter) and ask the service manager if he has any gears .... or will save some for you. ImpalaBob FXDG owner Or any bicycle shop. Have them save a wore out Shimano cassette for you. You can get cogs from these with any number of teeth ranging from 11 to about 36. Quote Link to comment
CacheNCarryMA Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 If you don't mind plastic you can get gears from any hobby shop that sells kits for radio controlled vehicles. I think they come in sizes up to 2" in diameter. Quote Link to comment
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