RBS/Gears

Types

RBS/Gears/Background for theory and names of parts.

Common Types

• Meccano/Erector/Vex
  • Databases
• Other

Fabrication

RepRapping

• Precision and Tolerance

CNC mill/router

• Sherline examples
• Taig Mill examples
• Bridgeport examples

Hybrid

Hybrid fabrication; RepRapping and then precise tidying of each layer with a milling/routing head is the most promising.

Hobbing

• Timothy Edward's build of a Meccano Gear Making Machine, technically a gear hobber:

via http://edwards.web.users.btopenworld.com/meccano/modelgear.htm

Wire EDM

• Forrest Higgs proposed this once.