In praise of brass gearboxes

tao · Post by **tao** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 8:00 pm

I have these 3:1 brass gears I put in my StuG and now putting in a little larger motors. (the 380's from the Steel gearboxes)
These gears free spin like they are made of air..amazing how silky they are! I don't think it matters in any obvious difference power wise... but they are smooth:) Had to cut the back shafts off the motors though they are that close together in the StuG.

Max-U52 · Post by **Max-U52** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 8:45 pm

Got pics?

jackalope · Post by **jackalope** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 9:08 pm

The 4.1 steel gearboxes with bearings are the the same way now.

I was always fearful of the brass gearboxes that they would ware out fast or get damaged easily due to being made of brass.

jarndice · Post by **jarndice** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 9:18 pm

Gary I am so sorry that your rank of Staff SGT has now been elevated to Warrant officer 2,
If it were anyone else I would be offering my congratulations but I know your wish was to retain probably the best SNCO rank in any ones Army.

Shaun.

tao · Post by **tao** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 9:24 pm

Compared even to the steel these just float..though less gears to turn than the 4:1. Brass is softer of course and the good is the smoothness and the bad is they would wear more than steel but for these models brass fine imo.

Max-U52 · Post by **Max-U52** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 10:03 pm

jarndice wrote:Gary I am so sorry that your rank of Staff SGT has now been elevated to Warrant officer 2,
If it were anyone else I would be offering my congratulations but I know your wish was to retain probably the best SNCO rank in any ones Army.
Shaun.

Since I hadn't noticed I kinda wish you hadn't pointed that out. So how does a guy get busted back to being an enlisted man?

Post by **HERMAN BIX** » Fri Apr 29, 2016 1:25 am

Max-U52 wrote:
jarndice wrote:Gary I am so sorry that your rank of Staff SGT has now been elevated to Warrant officer 2,
If it were anyone else I would be offering my congratulations but I know your wish was to retain probably the best SNCO rank in any ones Army.
Shaun.

Since I hadn't noticed I kinda wish you hadn't pointed that out. So how does a guy get busted back to being an enlisted man?

I believe making rank of General will do it every time

!!!

mitchell · Post by **mitchell** » Sat Jul 30, 2016 9:26 am

Pics please!!

jarndice · Post by **jarndice** » Sat Jul 30, 2016 9:55 am

tao wrote:Compared even to the steel these just float..though less gears to turn than the 4:1. Brass is softer of course and the good is the smoothness and the bad is they would wear more than steel but for these models brass fine imo.

I am just in the Process of fitting a pair of "Walterson" 5/1 Brass gearboxes into the hull of my "Asiatam" Panzer 4 and I have to agree with the almost friction free way in which they turn over,

What does annoy me is that one of the most essential upgrades to any PZ4 is to fit "Output Shaft Support Bearings" and yet the transmission covers will not fit over them once they are in place unless you take a "Dremel" to them to open the covers out, And the really annoying thing is that "ASIATAM" have predrilled the Metal Hull to take "Axle Shaft Support Bearings"

I have been building PZ4s for a few years and the time is long past that the makers got their act together.

Shaun.

jtracks · Post by **jtracks** » Sat Jul 30, 2016 2:06 pm

I like the taigen brass gear boxes I have.

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