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Gear Cutting Machine
This model was featured in the March 1972 Meccano Magazine. It will actually make gears out of disks of plastic and aluminium using a meccano gear as a template. It uses a 9/16" BSW tap to cut the gear teeth.
A PDF file containing the building information from the original Meccano Magazine article is available for download - click here (500 KB)

Photo 1 - Gear Cutting Machine
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Photo 1 - Gear Cutting Machine
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Photo 5 - Underside of the Gear Cutting Machine
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Photo 12 - Gears made with this machine
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