I'm doing research on how gears actually work and figured it would be good for those of us who don't actually know. These articles describe the various components of our beloved gearboxes.



[link=http://www.howstuffworks.com/gear.htm]Gear Teeth[/link]

[link=http://www.howstuffworks.com/gear-ratio.htm]Gear Ratios[/link]

[link=http://www.howstuffworks.com/bearing.htm]Bearings[/link]

[link=http://www.gear-gears.com/gear-material.html]Materials[/link]

[link=http://www.gearshub.com/gear-failure.html]Failure[/link]

I'm still looking for an article explaining the benefits of mixing gear materials.

Hopefully someone finds interest in this topic.